Total Crime Rate

120.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Rottingdean & West Saltdean , and the 224th highest crime rate of 815 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 West Street (BN2 7HP) in the last 12 months was 120.8 per 1,000 residents and was 178.4% higher than the Rottingdean & West Saltdean average (43.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (BN2 7HP), the main crime hotspot is near West Street. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newlands Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steyning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steyning Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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