Total Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heath Hill Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 338th highest crime rate of 815 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 Heath Hill Avenue (BN2 4FH) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% lower than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Hill Avenue (BN2 4FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dawlish Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Bevendean Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heath Hill Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitch Drive
Sep 2025Other crime Dawlish Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Bevendean Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Bevendean Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Bevendean Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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