Total Crime Rate

502.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

274.1 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 502.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 274.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 213.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.1 10/10
  • Public order 55.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.8 10/10
  • Other theft 35.5 10/10
  • Drugs 30.5 10/10
  • Burglary 20.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.2 9/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • 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

Whitecross Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 37th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitecross Street (BN1 4UP) in the last 12 months was 502.5 per 1,000 residents and was 424.3% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 274.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitecross Street (BN1 4UP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Whitecross Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/290)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Belmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ann Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ann Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ann Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ann Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order York Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fleet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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