Total Crime Rate
690.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingscote Way area has the 14th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 25th 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 Kingscote Way (BN1 4HA) in the last 12 months was 690.7 per 1,000 residents and was 541.2% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 278.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingscote Way (BN1 4HA), 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 | Shoplifting | Marshalls Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Station Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Over Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Marshalls Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | York Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | York Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | York Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | York Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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