Total Crime Rate

170.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 170.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Woodingdean , and the 136th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowley Drive (BN2 6TP) in the last 12 months was 170.4 per 1,000 residents and was 271.9% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 96.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowley Drive (BN2 6TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Truleigh Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxdown Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Foxdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fir Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chalkland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Larch Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Larch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sherrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Laughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Laughton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherfield Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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