Crime Rates at Steine Street, Brighton, BN2 1TE

Steine Street area has the highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 5th 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 Steine Street (BN2 1TE) in the last 12 months was 2494.2 per 1,000 residents and was 633.0% higher than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 407 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 6 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 107.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 346 (≈ 802.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steine Street (BN2 1TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 866 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (305 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.