Total Crime Rate

103.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Selsfield Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 261st highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selsfield Drive (BN2 4HJ) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% higher than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selsfield Drive (BN2 4HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Ryelands Drive. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Selsfield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ryelands Drive —
Sep 2025Drugs Thorndean Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorndean Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Selsfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryelands Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Highway —
Sep 2025Public order The Highway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Highway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryelands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryelands Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ryelands Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Highway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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