Total Crime Rate

297.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.5 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 297.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.0 10/10
  • Other theft 27.5 10/10
  • Drugs 20.0 10/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • 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

Gloucester Place area has the 25th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 77th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gloucester Place (BN1 4AA) in the last 12 months was 297.5 per 1,000 residents and was 210.4% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 132.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Place (BN1 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 463 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gloucester Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/183)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashton Rise —
Apr 2026Public order Redcross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Redcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ashton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashton Rise —
Apr 2026Other theft Redcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trafalgar Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newhaven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Redcross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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