Total Crime Rate

572.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

204.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 572.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 251.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 204.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 181.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.6 10/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ryelands Drive area has the highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 30th highest crime rate of 805 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 Ryelands Drive (BN2 4HD) in the last 12 months was 572.1 per 1,000 residents and was 755.0% higher than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 204.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ryelands Drive (BN2 4HD), the main crime hotspot is near Ryelands Drive. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ryelands Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tillstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Highway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Apr 2026Other crime Ryelands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Highway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Highway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Culpepper Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tillstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tillstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tillstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tillstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorndean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Highway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wild Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wild Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wild Park Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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