Total Crime Rate
365.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blenheim Place area has the 24th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 67th highest crime rate of 815 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 Blenheim Place (BN1 4AE) in the last 12 months was 365.0 per 1,000 residents and was 238.8% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 68.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 170.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blenheim Place (BN1 4AE), the main crime hotspot is near New Road. Police recorded 377 crimes here, including 117 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coldean & Stanmer| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pavilion Buildings | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foundry Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Robert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kensington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gloucester Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterloo Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waterloo Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waterloo Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waterloo Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waterloo Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waterloo Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waterloo Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waterloo Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Morley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Foundry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bread Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jew Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jew Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Jew Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jew Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foundry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tichborne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Grand Parade Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grand Parade Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Grand Parade Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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