Total Crime Rate

324.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 324.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Public order 39.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.0 10/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Surrey Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 74th highest crime rate of 815 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 3PB) in the last 12 months was 324.7 per 1,000 residents and was 201.4% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 181.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Surrey Street (BN1 3PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Street, where police recorded 186 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foundry Street (84 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Surrey Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Portland Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tidy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fleet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alfred Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Fleet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Terminus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tichborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Terminus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Junction Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Jew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bread Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alfred Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jew Street
Sep 2025Public order Junction Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jew Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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