Total Crime Rate

395.9 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 395.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 182.7 10/10
  • Public order 55.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.6 10/10
  • Other theft 35.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.3 10/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Trafalgar Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 58th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Trafalgar Street (BN1 4ER) in the last 12 months was 395.9 per 1,000 residents and was 267.6% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 243.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Trafalgar Street (BN1 4ER), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 786 crimes here, including 98 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Marlborough Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barrack Yard
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Richmond Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Baker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Francis Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tidy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Trafalgar Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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