Total Crime Rate

282.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

165.3 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 282.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 165.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.5 10/10
  • Public order 28.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Alan Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 81st 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 Alan Way (BN2 5PF) in the last 12 months was 282.3 per 1,000 residents and was 410.9% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 165.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alan Way (BN2 5PF), 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 Alan Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime The Meadway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exceat Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wadhurst Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadhurst Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadhurst Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadhurst Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadhurst Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exceat Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Findon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wadhurst Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nuthurst Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuthurst Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuthurst Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Meadway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilson Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilson Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danehill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uckfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wadhurst Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Meadway Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences The Meadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wadhurst Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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