Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 83.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Fletching Close area has the 40th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 310th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fletching Close (BN2 5LU) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fletching Close (BN2 5LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Meadway, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fletching Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sompting Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Meadway
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exceat Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamsey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colgate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooksbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooksbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Meadway
Apr 2026Drugs The Meadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hamsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Meadway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft The Meadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Meadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ninfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooksbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exceat Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wiston Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Meadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiddingly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Graffham Close Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Camber Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camber Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chiddingly Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camber Close

Data Sources

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