Total Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.5 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 90.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Staplefield Drive area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 288th highest crime rate of 805 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 Staplefield Drive (BN2 4RN) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Staplefield Drive (BN2 4RN), the main crime hotspot is near Moulsecoomb Way. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Moulsecoomb & Bevendean

Crime Over Time in Staplefield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hodshrove Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nyetimber Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hodshrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staplefield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moulsecoomb Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beech Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastergate Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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