Total Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 45.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Tumulus Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Rottingdean & West Saltdean , and the 290th lowest crime rate of 815 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 Tumulus Road (BN2 8HG) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tumulus Road (BN2 8HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westfield Avenue, where police recorded 10 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 Tumulus Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilgrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Chiltington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hilgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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