Total Crime Rate

1261.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1261.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 361.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 184.6 10/10
  • Public order 184.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 146.2 9/10
  • Other theft 115.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 92.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 46.2 10/10
  • Burglary 38.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.5 10/10
  • Drugs 30.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.4 10/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackman 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 4DY) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 4DY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Blackman Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Francis Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fleet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Fleet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Place
Sep 2025Robbery York Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary York Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs York Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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