Total Crime Rate

1369.9 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 1369.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 427.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 219.7 10/10
  • Public order 127.2 10/10
  • Other theft 121.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.3 9/10
  • Drugs 80.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 75.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 52.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 40.5 10/10
  • Other crime 40.5 10/10
  • Burglary 34.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.3 10/10
  • Robbery 17.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.3 9/10
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

Ann Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 15th 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 Ann Street (BN1 4GP) in the last 12 months was 1369.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1171.8% 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 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 589.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ann Street (BN1 4GP), 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 Ann Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rose Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery York Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marshalls Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery York Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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