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

Trafalgar 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 Trafalgar Street (BN1 4EB) 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 Trafalgar Street (BN1 4EB), 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 Trafalgar Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/274)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Billinton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St George'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshalls Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshalls Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayflower Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayflower Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshalls Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshalls Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Trafalgar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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