Total Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 62.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 9.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
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Crime overview

Golden Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 389th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Golden Lane (BN1 2BN) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% lower than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Golden Lane (BN1 2BN), the main crime hotspot is near Sillwood Street. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Golden Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Montpelier Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Waterloo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norfolk Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriental Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Norfolk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ivy Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brunswick Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sillwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sillwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sillwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bedford Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order King'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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