Crime Rates at Lewes Road, Brighton, BN2 4GL

Lewes Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lewes Road (BN2 4GL) in the last 12 months was 430.7 per 1,000 residents and was 487.0% higher than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lewes Road (BN2 4GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 161 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.