Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.7 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 250.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Ovingdean Road area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Rottingdean & West Saltdean , and the 90th 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 Ovingdean Road (BN2 7AA) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 550.4% higher than the Rottingdean & West Saltdean average (38.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 88.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 406.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ovingdean Road (BN2 7AA), the main crime hotspot is near The Vale. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ovingdean Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Vale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Vale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Vale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Vale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Vale —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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