Crime Rates at Perry Hill, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8FT

Perry Hill area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Rottingdean & West Saltdean , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

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 Perry Hill (BN2 8FT) in the last 12 months was 17.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower than the Rottingdean & West Saltdean average (38.4 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 , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Perry Hill (BN2 8FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawthorn Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westfield Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.