Total Crime Rate

247.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 247.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.1 10/10
  • Public order 47.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Piltdown Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 98th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Piltdown Road (BN2 5LE) in the last 12 months was 247.7 per 1,000 residents and was 293.7% higher than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 172.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Piltdown Road (BN2 5LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Danehill Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Piltdown Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nuthurst Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ticehurst Road
Sep 2025Public order School Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warbleton Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sompting Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiddingly Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graffham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Crossbush Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horley Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Penhurst Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Graffham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alfriston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilson Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Coolham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Crossbush Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penhurst Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehawk Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nuthurst Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camber Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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