Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 87.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Manor Hill area has the 37th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 301st highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Manor Hill (BN2 5EL) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manor Hill (BN2 5EL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Manor Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooksbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Selmeston Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooksbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selmeston Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowfold Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Chalvington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exceat Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exceat Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooksbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitehawk Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Hill —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Upper Chalvington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Graffham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowfold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Graffham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burlow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Graffham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fletching Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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