Total Crime Rate

145.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Appledore Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 176th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Appledore Road (BN2 4PT) in the last 12 months was 145.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 95.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appledore Road (BN2 4PT), the main crime hotspot is near Woburn Place. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Appledore Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woburn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Moulsecoomb Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woburn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barcombe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woburn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Woburn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woburn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ringmer Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chailey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birdham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chailey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chailey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Moulsecoomb Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moulsecoomb Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birdham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shortgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moulsecoomb Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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