Total Crime Rate

1394.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 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 2LN) 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 2LN), the main crime hotspot is near Stone Street. Police recorded 204 crimes here, including 83 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 (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Regency Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Regency Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stone Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Norfolk Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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