Total Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whitehawk Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 355th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehawk Road (BN2 5NG) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehawk Road (BN2 5NG), the main crime hotspot is near Wadhurst Rise. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehawk Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camber Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wadhurst Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wadhurst Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camber Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henfield Close —
Apr 2026Other crime The Meadway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reading Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Meadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Meadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Meadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Meadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Meadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Meadway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wadhurst Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wadhurst Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Reading Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nuthurst Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Upper Chalvington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuthurst Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Findon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuthurst Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ticehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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