Total Crime Rate
2342.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1114.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North 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 North Street (BN1 1RH) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 North Street (BN1 1RH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 815 crimes here, including 429 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Regency| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince'S Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince'S Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duke Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Windsor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Windsor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Windsor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince'S Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince'S Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince'S Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Prince'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prince'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Prince'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince'S Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince'S Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince'S Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince'S Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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