Hollingdean vs Orchard

Hollingdean has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,215 crimes in the last 12 months. Orchard has a safety score of 27/100 (Below Average) with 636 crimes. Orchard scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Hollingdean shows a year-on-year crime trend of +9.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Orchard shows +25.9% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Hollingdean, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (399 incidents). In Orchard, it is Violent Crime (167 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Hollingdean recorded 226 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Orchard recorded 67. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Hollingdean totalled 399 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 167 in Orchard. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Hollingdean recorded 1,109 crimes (now 1,215, a change of +9.6%). Orchard recorded 505 crimes previously (now 636, +25.9%).

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. Hollingdean has a resolution rate of 23.2% and Orchard has 44.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Hollingdean falls within the Sussex Police boundary. Orchard 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 Hollingdean and Orchard. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.