Total Crime Rate

188.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 188.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 1.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Freehold Terrace area has the 7th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Freehold Terrace (BN2 4AB) in the last 12 months was 188.0 per 1,000 residents and was 156.2% higher than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 101.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freehold Terrace (BN2 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 308 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Freehold Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Tintern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Inverness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Inverness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Aberdeen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aberdeen Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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