Crime Rates at Alan Way, Brighton, BN2 5PF

Alan Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 815 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 338.7 per 1,000 residents and was 438.4% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 266.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 201.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alan Way (BN2 5PF), the main crime hotspot is near Wadhurst Rise. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.