Total Crime Rate

475.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

233.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 475.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 233.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 176.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 118.9 10/10
  • Public order 48.5 10/10
  • Other theft 44.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.4 10/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Findon Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Findon Road (BN2 5NN) in the last 12 months was 475.8 per 1,000 residents and was 761.1% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 233.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Findon Road (BN2 5NN), 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 Findon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nuthurst Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Meadway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiddingly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chiddingly Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Findon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chiddingly Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuthurst Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Wadhurst Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuthurst Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitehawk Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Upper Chalvington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danehill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henfield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wadhurst Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camber Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Meadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Meadway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Meadway —
Apr 2026Drugs The Meadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Meadway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft The Meadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Meadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Meadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Meadway Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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