Crime Rates at Old Steine, Brighton, BN1 1EN

Old Steine area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 12th highest crime rate of 805 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 1EN) in the last 12 months was 1417.6 per 1,000 residents and was 417.9% higher than the Kemptown average (273.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 188 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 289 (≈ 670.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Steine (BN1 1EN), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 497 crimes here, including 247 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.