Total Crime Rate

1461.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

161.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1461.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 955.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 161.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 148.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.3 10/10
  • Public order 58.3 10/10
  • Other theft 44.8 10/10
  • Drugs 31.4 10/10
  • Other crime 22.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bishops Walk area has the 7th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 10th highest crime rate of 804 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bishops Walk (BN1 3EH) in the last 12 months was 1461.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1413.3% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (96.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 213 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 3.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 161.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishops Walk (BN1 3EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 281 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (106 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bishops Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Preston Street
Mar 2026Other theft Cannon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Other crime Cannon Place Local resolution
Mar 2026Other crime Cannon Place Local resolution
Mar 2026Other crime Cannon Place Local resolution
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannon Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Drugs Cannon Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Other crime Cannon Place Local resolution
Mar 2026Drugs Cannon Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Drugs Cannon Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Drugs Cannon Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Place
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Mar 2026Other crime Cannon Place Local resolution
Mar 2026Other crime Cannon Place Local resolution
Mar 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences B2066 Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting B2066 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting B2066 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting B2066 Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting B2066 Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting B2066 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting B2066 Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences B2066 Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences B2066 Under investigation

Data Sources

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