Crime Rates at West Street, Brighton, BN1 2RJ

West Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 9th highest crime rate of 815 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 2RJ) in the last 12 months was 1644.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1427.0% 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 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 126 (≈ 913.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (BN1 2RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 720 crimes here, including 393 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.