Total Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Nesbitt Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 314th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nesbitt Road (BN2 4BL) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% higher than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nesbitt Road (BN2 4BL), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nesbitt Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ladysmith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Southall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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