Total Crime Rate
1261.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blackman Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 16th 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 Blackman Street (BN1 4BP) in the last 12 months was 1261.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1071.1% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 72 (β 553.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackman Street (BN1 4BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 786 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (99 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coldean & Stanmer| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Providence Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Terminus Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Surrey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Surrey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Surrey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Station Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Terminus Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Terminus Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Terminus Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Terminus Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Terminus Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | North Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trafalgar Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redcross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redcross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redcross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Trafalgar Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Terminus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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