Total Crime Rate
36.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Upper North Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 815 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 Upper North Street (BN1 3FL) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% lower than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upper North Street (BN1 3FL), 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.
View Crime In Coldean & Stanmer| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clarence Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Preston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Upper North Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clarence Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hampton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hampton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hampton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hampton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sillwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cannon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Regency Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cannon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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