Gensing vs Rottingdean and Coastal

Gensing has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,324 crimes in the last 12 months. Rottingdean and Coastal has a safety score of 18/100 (High Crime) with 822 crimes. Rottingdean and Coastal scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Gensing shows a year-on-year crime trend of +33.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Rottingdean and Coastal shows -7.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Gensing, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Shoplifting (535 incidents). In Rottingdean and Coastal, it is Violent Crime (243 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Gensing recorded 119 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Rottingdean and Coastal recorded 169. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Gensing totalled 293 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 243 in Rottingdean and Coastal. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Gensing recorded 992 crimes (now 1,324, a change of +33.5%). Rottingdean and Coastal recorded 892 crimes previously (now 822, -7.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Gensing has a resolution rate of 35.2% and Rottingdean and Coastal has 35.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Gensing falls within the Sussex Police boundary. Rottingdean and Coastal is covered by Sussex Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Gensing and Rottingdean and Coastal. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.