Total Crime Rate

137.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 137.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Fir Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Woodingdean , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fir Close (BN2 6TU) in the last 12 months was 137.0 per 1,000 residents and was 174.5% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fir Close (BN2 6TU), 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 Fir Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Downhill View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxdown Road —
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Data Sources

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