Total Crime Rate
106.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Manor Hill area has the 28th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 244th 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 Manor Hill (BN2 5EH) in the last 12 months was 106.9 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% higher than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (55.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manor Hill (BN2 5EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Meadway, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camber Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Meadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Upper Chalvington Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Rugby Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Chalvington Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Henfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Henfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whitehawk Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Manor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Iden Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bennett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Burlow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowfold Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowfold Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Henfield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Henfield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Henfield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowfold Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rugby Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bennett Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camber Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamsey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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