Total Crime Rate

4910.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1579.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 4910.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1579.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1542.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 984.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 542.1 10/10
  • Public order 452.6 10/10
  • Other theft 331.6 10/10
  • Other crime 242.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 173.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 173.7 10/10
  • Drugs 131.6 10/10
  • Robbery 105.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 89.5 10/10
  • Burglary 63.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 42.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 36.8 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Western Road area has the highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the highest crime rate of 804 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 Western Road (BN1 2BA) in the last 12 months was 4910.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4983.4% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (96.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 293 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 19.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 300 (≈ 1578.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (BN1 2BA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 561 crimes here, including 302 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Western Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/316)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensbury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Mar 2026Other crime Cannon Place Local resolution
Mar 2026Other crime Cannon Place Local resolution
Mar 2026Other crime Cannon Place Local resolution
Mar 2026Other crime Cannon Place Local resolution
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences B2066 Under investigation
Mar 2026Other crime Cannon Place Local resolution
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences B2066 Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences B2066 Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting B2066 Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting B2066 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting B2066 Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting B2066 Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting B2066 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting B2066 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Other crime Cannon Place Local resolution
Mar 2026Other crime Cannon Place Local resolution
Mar 2026Shoplifting B2066 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Drugs South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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