Total Crime Rate

1666.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

642.0 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 1666.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 642.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 413.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 324.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 280.9 10/10
  • Public order 169.8 10/10
  • Drugs 104.9 10/10
  • Other theft 104.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 71.0 10/10
  • Robbery 37.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.0 10/10
  • Other crime 34.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 30.9 10/10
  • Burglary 27.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
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

Orange Row area has the 5th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 6th 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 Orange Row (BN1 1UQ) in the last 12 months was 1666.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1638.8% 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 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -45.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 208 (≈ 642.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orange Row (BN1 1UQ), the main crime hotspot is near North Street. Police recorded 513 crimes here, including 176 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orange Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/301)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ship Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ship Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ship Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ship Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ship Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ship Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ship Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ship Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nile Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Nile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nile Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tidy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kensington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Trafalgar Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kemp Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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