Total Crime Rate
1369.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
641.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ann Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 14th highest crime rate of 805 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 Ann Street (BN1 4GP) in the last 12 months was 1369.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1329.3% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 81.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 641.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ann Street (BN1 4GP), 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.
View Crime In West Hill & North Laine| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Fleet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | York Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | York Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsbury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New England Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingsbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Baker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rose Hill | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lorne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kensington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New England Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Waterloo Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Waterloo Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Waterloo Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New England Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
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