Total Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 58.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heyworth Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Woodingdean , and the 372nd lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heyworth Close (BN2 6QN) in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% higher than the Woodingdean average (49.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heyworth Close (BN2 6QN), the main crime hotspot is near Sherrington Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heyworth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newells Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherrington Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Heronsdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chalkland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherrington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Netherfield Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Netherfield Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Netherfield Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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