Total Crime Rate

151.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 151.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Burglary 23.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.5 7/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Over Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 157th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Over Street (BN1 4EE) in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Over Street (BN1 4EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Street, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen'S Road (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Over Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/222)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gardner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitecross Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Other theft Terminus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Terminus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terminus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Buckingham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sydney Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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