Crime Rates at Greenbank Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QS

Greenbank Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Rottingdean & West Saltdean , and the 203rd 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 Greenbank Avenue (BN2 8QS) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft 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 5 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenbank Avenue (BN2 8QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longridge Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Suez Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.