Total Crime Rate
16.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Maple Close 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 Maple Close (BN2 6SE) 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 Maple Close (BN2 6SE), 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.
View Crime In Woodingdean| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fir Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Downhill View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crescent Drive South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foxdown Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Dudwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudwell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chalkland Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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