Total Crime Rate

840.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

408.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 840.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 408.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 276.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 116.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.2 10/10
  • Public order 96.5 10/10
  • Other theft 78.7 10/10
  • Drugs 38.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.0 10/10
  • Robbery 25.4 10/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
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

Frederick Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 21st 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 Frederick Street (BN1 4UJ) in the last 12 months was 840.1 per 1,000 residents and was 776.5% 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 109 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 161 (≈ 408.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Frederick Street (BN1 4UJ), the main crime hotspot is near North Street. Police recorded 513 crimes here, including 176 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Frederick Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/247)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Gardens —
Apr 2026Other crime Trafalgar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
Apr 2026Public order North Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitecross Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Hill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order North Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foundry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs North Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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