Total Crime Rate
2282.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Providence Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 6th highest crime rate of 815 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 Providence Place (BN1 4GE) in the last 12 months was 2282.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2018.7% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 710 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 4 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 69.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 322 (≈ 554.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Providence Place (BN1 4GE), 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.
View Crime In Coldean & Stanmer| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queen'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Queen'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Station Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rose Hill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Hill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Baker Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshalls Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshalls Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Marshalls Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Francis Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
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