Total Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Bolney Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 219th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bolney Road (BN2 4PP) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolney Road (BN2 4PP), the main crime hotspot is near Woburn Place. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bolney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barcombe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halland Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halland Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Woburn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woburn Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chailey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bolney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bolney Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barcombe Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barcombe Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastergate Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appledore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moulsecoomb Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Newick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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