Total Crime Rate

2977.5 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 2977.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 977.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 409.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 405.4 10/10
  • Public order 290.5 10/10
  • Other theft 286.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 139.6 10/10
  • Drugs 112.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 108.1 10/10
  • Burglary 92.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 47.3 10/10
  • Robbery 38.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Other crime 20.3 10/10
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

East Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 4th 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 East Street (BN1 1NF) in the last 12 months was 2977.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2664.1% 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 434 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 9 cases , down -18.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 110.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 601 (≈ 1353.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Street (BN1 1NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 600 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 East Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Brighton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brighton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brighton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brighton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Place —
Sep 2025Theft from the person North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bond Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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