Total Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 16.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Downs Valley Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Woodingdean , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 815 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 Downs Valley Road (BN2 6RG) in the last 12 months was 16.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downs Valley Road (BN2 6RG), the main crime hotspot is near Dudwell Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downs Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Downhill View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dudwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crescent Drive South Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chalkland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dudwell Road —
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Data Sources

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