Total Crime Rate

1223.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

530.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1223.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 530.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 330.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 269.2 10/10
  • Public order 153.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 130.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 69.2 10/10
  • Other theft 69.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 53.9 10/10
  • Drugs 38.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 38.5 10/10
  • Robbery 30.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.4 10/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 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

Whitecross Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 16th highest crime rate of 805 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 Whitecross Street (BN1 4DZ) in the last 12 months was 1223.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1176.0% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 530.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitecross Street (BN1 4DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 553 crimes here, including 103 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitecross Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/287)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Passage —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitecross Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Other theft Foundry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kemp Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Trafalgar Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kensington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tidy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Blenheim Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Place —
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Data Sources

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