Total Crime Rate

4936.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 4936.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1273.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 984.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 626.3 10/10
  • Public order 484.2 10/10
  • Other crime 373.7 10/10
  • Other theft 305.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 168.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 168.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 163.2 10/10
  • Drugs 110.5 10/10
  • Burglary 94.7 10/10
  • Robbery 84.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 57.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 42.1 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Russell Square area has the highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the highest crime rate of 815 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 Russell Square (BN1 2EF) in the last 12 months was 4936.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4483.0% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 242 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 26.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -49.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 303 (≈ 1594.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Square (BN1 2EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 251 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (120 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Russell Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/202)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Russell Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Little Preston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Boyce'S Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Preston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cannon Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Cannon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cannon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Spring Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Marlborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sillwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 202

Data Sources

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