Total Crime Rate

2494.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2494.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 944.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 517.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 308.6 10/10
  • Public order 185.6 10/10
  • Other theft 148.5 10/10
  • Drugs 71.9 10/10
  • Robbery 67.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 67.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.4 10/10
  • Burglary 32.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 32.5 10/10
  • Other crime 27.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Steine area has the highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 5th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Steine (BN1 1EL) in the last 12 months was 2494.2 per 1,000 residents and was 633.0% higher than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 407 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 6 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 107.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 346 (≈ 802.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Steine (BN1 1EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 866 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (305 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Steine area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/255)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pavilion Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pavilion Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dorset Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pavilion Buildings Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pavilion Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pavilion Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pavilion Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pavilion Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Pavilion Buildings Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Prince'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cavendish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cavendish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Marlborough Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marlborough Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 255

Data Sources

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