Crime Rates at West Street, Brighton, BN1 2RP

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 2RP) 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 2RP), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 724 crimes here, including 379 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.