Crime Rates at Middle Street, Brighton, BN1 1AL

Middle Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 14th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middle Street (BN1 1AL) in the last 12 months was 1394.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1195.0% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 300 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 390 (≈ 758.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Street (BN1 1AL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 867 crimes here, including 469 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.