Total Crime Rate

1713.0 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 1713.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 995.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 148.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 98.7 10/10
  • Public order 76.2 10/10
  • Drugs 53.8 10/10
  • Other theft 49.3 10/10
  • Other crime 35.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Burglary 22.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.5 9/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
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

Bishops Walk area has the 6th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 8th highest crime rate of 815 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 1713.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1490.2% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 222 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 264.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.9% 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 251 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (95 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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montpelier Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Square
Sep 2025Other crime Marlborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sillwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order B2066 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B2066 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B2066 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B2066 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B2066 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Square
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Square
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarence Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Clarence Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Clarence Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clarence Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clarence Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clarence Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Clarence Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Little Preston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cannon Place

Data Sources

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