Crime Rate in West Hill & North Laine, ward

West Hill & North Laine has the highest crime rate of 23 wards in Brighton and Hove district and the 17th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Hill & North Laine in the last 12 months was 535.3 per 1,000 residents and was 321.0% higher than the Brighton and Hove district average (127.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Hill & North Laine’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 1,583 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 53 cases , down -18.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 43.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -36.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,860 (≈ 176.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Hill & North Laine ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 876 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around North Street (157 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.