Crime Rates at Bannings Vale, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8DF

Bannings Vale area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .

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 Bannings Vale (BN2 8DF) in the last 12 months was 13.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower than the East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs average (39.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bannings Vale (BN2 8DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bevendean Avenue, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oaklands Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.