Total Crime Rate
106.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Iden 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Whitehawk & Marina| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bennett Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Henfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Henfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Henfield Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Henfield Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Findon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chiddingly Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chiddingly Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chiddingly Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bennett Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Henfield Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bennett Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Iden Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Burlow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamsey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Meadway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Exceat Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Reading Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Meadway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowfold Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowfold Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowfold Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Meadway | β |
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