Total Crime Rate

183.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 183.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 37.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Warren Road area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Woodingdean , and the 124th 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 Warren Road (BN2 6BB) in the last 12 months was 183.2 per 1,000 residents and was 300.0% higher than the Woodingdean average (45.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warren Road (BN2 6BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Warren Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Downsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drove Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drove Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivor Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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