Crime Rates at Russell Square, Brighton, BN1 2EF

Russell Square area has the highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the highest crime rate of 805 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 4968.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5083.5% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 307 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , up 14.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 19.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -34.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 292 (≈ 1536.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% 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 299 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (133 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.