Total Crime Rate

1644.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1644.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 623.2 10/10
  • Public order 246.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 231.9 10/10
  • Other theft 188.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 87.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.2 10/10
  • Drugs 50.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.2 7/10
  • Burglary 29.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.7 10/10
  • Robbery 21.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.5 10/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
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

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 2RP) 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 2RP), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 796 crimes here, including 429 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 (30/349)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ship Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Square —
Sep 2025Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kew Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Windsor Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 349

Data Sources

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