Total Crime Rate

17.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 17.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lustrells Crescent area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Rottingdean & West Saltdean , and the 89th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lustrells Crescent (BN2 8FL) in the last 12 months was 17.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower than the Rottingdean & West Saltdean average (43.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lustrells Crescent (BN2 8FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawthorn Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perry Hill (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lustrells Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilgrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hilgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glynde Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Chiltington Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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