Total Crime Rate

3.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 3.6 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Downs Valley Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Woodingdean , and the 7th lowest crime rate of 805 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 6RL) in the last 12 months was 3.6 per 1,000 residents and was 92.2% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downs Valley Road (BN2 6RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Villiers Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downs Valley Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Downs Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bexhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balsdean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Batemans Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chalkland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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