Crime Rates at Hilgrove Road, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QG

Hilgrove Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Rottingdean & West Saltdean , and the 271st 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 Hilgrove Road (BN2 8QG) in the last 12 months was 39.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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