Total Crime Rate
480.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
176.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dean Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dean Street (BN1 3EG) in the last 12 months was 480.4 per 1,000 residents and was 401.2% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 176.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dean Street (BN1 3EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 299 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (113 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grenville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grenville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grenville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grenville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grenville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grenville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grenville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grenville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grenville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grenville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grenville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grenville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grenville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grenville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grenville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grenville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grenville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grenville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grenville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grenville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grenville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Russell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Russell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Russell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Russell Square | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Square | — |
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