Crime Rates at Castle Square, Brighton, BN1 1EG

Castle Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 4th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Square (BN1 1EG) in the last 12 months was 2342.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2343.8% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 368 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 8 cases , down -11.1% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -47.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 495 (≈ 1114.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Square (BN1 1EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Street, where police recorded 513 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (255 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.