Total Crime Rate

233.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 233.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Drugs 23.4 10/10
  • Public order 23.4 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Church 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 3LJ) 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 3LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 539 crimes here, including 280 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/415)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Boyce'S Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyce'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbourne Sreet Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cranbourne Sreet Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cranbourne Sreet Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyce'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Boyce'S Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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