Total Crime Rate

429.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.2 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 429.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 174.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.3 10/10
  • Public order 47.0 10/10
  • Drugs 33.6 10/10
  • Other theft 26.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Blackman Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 47th highest crime rate of 805 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 429.5 per 1,000 residents and was 348.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 134.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackman Street (BN1 4FE), 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 Blackman Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/281)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Billinton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barrack Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Blenheim Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Place —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cheltenham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New England Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayflower Square —
Apr 2026Shoplifting London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order York Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New England Street —
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Data Sources

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