Total Crime Rate

2342.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1114.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2342.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1114.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 828.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 387.4 10/10
  • Other theft 225.2 10/10
  • Public order 223.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 200.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 119.4 10/10
  • Drugs 90.1 10/10
  • Burglary 67.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.3 10/10
  • Robbery 42.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.3 10/10
  • Other crime 18.0 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 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 East Street (BN1 1NF) 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 East Street (BN1 1NF), 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 (247 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Regency

Crime Over Time in East Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/188)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pavilion Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Steine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pavilion Buildings —
Apr 2026Other theft Pavilion Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pavilion Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pavilion Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pavilion Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bond Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Burglary North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steine Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Drugs North Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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