Total Crime Rate
365.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vine Street 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 Vine Street (BN1 4AG) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Vine Street (BN1 4AG), 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 | Public order | Grand Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pelham Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tidy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterloo Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Over Street | Under investigation |
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