Total Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 16.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hill Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Westdene & Hove Park , and the 372nd highest 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 Hill Drive (BN3 6QL) in the last 12 months was 67.8 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% higher than the Westdene & Hove Park average (36.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Drive (BN3 6QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deanway, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tongdean Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hill Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deanway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yorklands —
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Brow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Brow —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tongdean Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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