Total Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tongdean Place area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Westdene & Hove Park , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tongdean Place (BN3 6QW) in the last 12 months was 9.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower than the Westdene & Hove Park average (39.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tongdean Place (BN3 6QW), the main crime hotspot is near Tongdean Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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