Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Western Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 320th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Road (BN1 2AA) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% lower than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (BN1 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Stone Street. Police recorded 192 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Regency

Crime Over Time in Western Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/139)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Apr 2026Public order Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Stone Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Upper Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Temple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Temple Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Temple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Regency Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Preston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preston Street —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 139

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑