Total Crime Rate

131.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 131.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fitzherbert Drive area has the 35th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 190th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fitzherbert Drive (BN2 4AZ) in the last 12 months was 131.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fitzherbert Drive (BN2 4AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Ladysmith Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fitzherbert Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tenantry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Davis Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Willingdon Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willingdon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willingdon Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ladysmith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Davis Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenantry Road —
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Data Sources

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