Total Crime Rate

106.9 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very 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 106.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Iden Close 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 Iden Close (BN2 5GT) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Iden Close (BN2 5GT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Iden Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bennett Road β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Henfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Henfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henfield Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henfield Close β€”
Apr 2026Public order Findon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chiddingly Close β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Chiddingly Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiddingly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bennett Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henfield Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bennett Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burlow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamsey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime The Meadway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exceat Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Reading Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Meadway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowfold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowfold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowfold Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Meadway β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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