Total Crime Rate
233.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 95th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (BN1 3LF) in the last 12 months was 233.5 per 1,000 residents and was 143.6% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (BN1 3LF), the main crime hotspot is near North Street. Police recorded 513 crimes here, including 176 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West Hill & North Laine| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farm Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Farm Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Farm Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Farm Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Queen Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cranbourne Sreet | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queen Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queen Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cranbourne Sreet | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cranbourne Sreet | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ship Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Terminus Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Terminus Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Terminus Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Terminus Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Terminus Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ship Street | — |
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