Total Crime Rate

1394.9 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 1394.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 583.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 180.9 10/10
  • Other theft 147.9 10/10
  • Public order 144.0 10/10
  • Drugs 81.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 72.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.3 10/10
  • Other crime 38.9 10/10
  • Robbery 23.4 10/10
  • Burglary 21.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
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

Kings Road Arches area has the 10th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 14th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road Arches (BN1 2FN) in the last 12 months was 1394.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1195.0% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 300 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 390 (≈ 758.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road Arches (BN1 2FN), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 495 crimes here, including 296 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road Arches area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/185)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Boyce'S Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarence Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clarence Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clarence Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clarence Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clarence Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clarence Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Clarence Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Russell Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Boyce'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boyce'S Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boyce'S Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Farm Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Farm Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Farm Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regent Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regent Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cannon Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Boyce'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regent Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order B2066 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Farm Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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