Total Crime Rate

255.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.9 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 255.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.6 10/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Surrey Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 88th highest crime rate of 805 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 Surrey Street (BN1 3PA) in the last 12 months was 255.4 per 1,000 residents and was 166.5% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 129.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Surrey Street (BN1 3PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Street, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen'S Road (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Surrey Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/150)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fleet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Trafalgar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Under investigation
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 North Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order North Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order North Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime North Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gardner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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