Total Crime Rate

42.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.2 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 42.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowley Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Woodingdean , and the 299th lowest crime rate of 805 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 Cowley Drive (BN2 6TE) in the last 12 months was 42.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowley Drive (BN2 6TE), the main crime hotspot is near Dudwell Road. Police recorded 21 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 Cowley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Larch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fir Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenswood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Foxdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Larch Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Green —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Donnington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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