Crime Rates at Old Steine, Brighton, BN1 1EH

Old Steine area has the 5th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 7th highest crime rate of 815 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 Old Steine (BN1 1EH) in the last 12 months was 1821.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1590.5% 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 178 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 6 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 254 (≈ 784.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Steine (BN1 1EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 600 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (319 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.