Crime Rates at King Street, Brighton, BN1 1RF

King Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 2nd 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 King Street (BN1 1RF) in the last 12 months was 3878.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3500.8% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 360 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 8 cases , down -46.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 67.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -56.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 412 (≈ 1248.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (BN1 1RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Street, where police recorded 509 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (231 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.