Total Crime Rate

1246.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

724.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1246.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 724.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 550.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 195.7 10/10
  • Public order 130.4 10/10
  • Other theft 87.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 72.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 50.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 43.5 8/10
  • Burglary 36.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.7 10/10
  • Robbery 21.7 10/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 15th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Street (BN1 2RA) in the last 12 months was 1246.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1200.3% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 724.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (BN1 2RA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 654 crimes here, including 350 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/411)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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