Total Crime Rate

4968.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1536.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 4968.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1615.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1536.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 984.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 589.5 10/10
  • Public order 394.7 10/10
  • Other theft 331.6 10/10
  • Other crime 236.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 163.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 163.2 10/10
  • Drugs 131.6 10/10
  • Robbery 115.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 79.0 10/10
  • Burglary 68.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 52.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 42.1 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Imperial Arcade area has the highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Imperial Arcade (BN1 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 4968.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5083.5% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 307 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , up 14.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 19.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -34.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 292 (≈ 1536.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Imperial Arcade (BN1 3EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 588 crimes here, including 303 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Imperial Arcade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/405)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grenville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Boyce'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyce'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyce'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Boyce'S Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Margaret'S Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Boyce'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Boyce'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Russell Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boyce'S Street —
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Data Sources

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