Crime Rates at Russell Square, Brighton, BN1 2EX

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 2EX) 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 2EX), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 460 crimes here, including 283 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.