Total Crime Rate

89.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 89.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Winchester Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 292nd highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Winchester Street (BN1 4NX) in the last 12 months was 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% higher than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (55.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winchester Street (BN1 4NX), the main crime hotspot is near Marshalls Row. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Winchester Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Winchester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Marshalls Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Marshalls Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Marshalls Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshalls Row
Apr 2026Burglary London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ditchling Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Springfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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