Total Crime Rate

103.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Belle Vue Cottages area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 816 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 Belle Vue Cottages (BN2 6AA) in the last 12 months was 103.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% lower than the Coldean & Stanmer average (108.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belle Vue Cottages (BN2 6AA), the main crime hotspot is near Albourne Close. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Belle Vue Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Dartmouth Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Dartmouth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Drugs Dawlish Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Dawlish Close —
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Albourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Albourne Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Albourne Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Drugs Lodsworth Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodsworth Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Dawlish Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Public order Ghyllside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Ghyllside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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