Total Crime Rate

246.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 246.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 64.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 49.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Other theft 24.6 10/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Robert Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Robert Street (BN1 4AY) in the last 12 months was 246.2 per 1,000 residents and was 156.8% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 58.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Robert Street (BN1 4AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 278 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Road (88 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Robert Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/233)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Redcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sydney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cheltenham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Blenheim Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upper Gardner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Gardner Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tidy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Frederick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Public order Frederick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kensington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frederick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frederick Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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