Total Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 35.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Railway Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 241st lowest crime rate of 805 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 Railway Street (BN1 3PF) in the last 12 months was 35.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Street (BN1 3PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Frederick Street, where police recorded 106 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 Railway Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/128)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Trafalgar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terminus Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terminus Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terminus Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Kew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Gardens —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences West Hill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Billinton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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