Crime Rates at Blackman Street, Brighton, BN1 4FE

Blackman Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 49th 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 Blackman Street (BN1 4FE) in the last 12 months was 443.0 per 1,000 residents and was 311.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 187.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackman Street (BN1 4FE), 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 (118 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.