Total Crime Rate
115.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bevendean Crescent area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 239th highest crime rate of 815 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 Bevendean Crescent (BN2 4RD) in the last 12 months was 115.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 110.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bevendean Crescent (BN2 4RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hodshrove Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bevendean Crescent (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coldean & Stanmer| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Bevendean Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Bevendean Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bevendean Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Bevendean Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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