Total Crime Rate

316.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 316.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 92.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.8 10/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Waterloo Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 69th 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 Waterloo Street (BN3 1AN) in the last 12 months was 316.4 per 1,000 residents and was 259.1% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -55.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Street (BN3 1AN), the main crime hotspot is near Sillwood Street. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cambridge Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Temple Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order King'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Temple Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sillwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sillwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brunswick Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Temple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bedford Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Upper Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Waterloo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norfolk Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriental Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oriental Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lansdowne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lansdowne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norfolk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Montpelier Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ivy Place 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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