Total Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Plymouth Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 289th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plymouth Avenue (BN2 4JA) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plymouth Avenue (BN2 4JA), the main crime hotspot is near The Hyde. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plymouth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hyde Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Bevendean Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hyde Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Dawlish Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitch Drive —
Sep 2025Burglary The Hyde Under investigation
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Data Sources

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