Total Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 54.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Greenways Corner area has the 7th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Rottingdean & West Saltdean , and the 366th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenways Corner (BN2 7BQ) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenways Corner (BN2 7BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Woodland Walk. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Rottingdean & West Saltdean

Crime Over Time in Greenways Corner area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Woodland Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Walk Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.