Crime Rates at Western Street, Brighton, BN1 2PG

Western Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 389th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Street (BN1 2PG) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% lower than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Street (BN1 2PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sillwood Street (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.