NORTH Street has been revealed as the most dangerous road in the city.

The Argus has mapped out all reported crime in the last year using police figures and the central Brighton road has come out top.

Click here for the 50 most dangerous streets in Brighton and Hove.

Tom Druitt, green councillor for the ward said the street was in the midst of a “perfect storm” of crime.

He said: “More people are struggling with housing, alcohol and drugs.

“The police and council are overwhelmed and there’s not enough resources to deal with it.”

Cllr Druitt revealed he was told that during the week there is only two PSCOs covering the city centre.

Residents and shop traders on the street say they’re not surprised their street is the most dangerous.

They believe the crime is caused by rough sleepers, shoplifters, party-goers, and heavy footfall.

Resident James Gail, 23, said he was afraid to walk home at night.

He said: “People need to watch out.

“I feel intimidated being on the street.

“There’s a phonebox opposite my house and I can always see people taking drugs in it.”

The manager of Jax of Brighton, Surwon Hosen, said his shop’s window had been smashed and that a rough sleeper was forcing him to let them charge their phone in his shop.  

He said: “Most of the time it is drunk people, they come here and do something unnecessary.

“It is not comfortable on this street.”

Most of the city’s most dangerous streets were located in and around the city centre.

Speaking about the figures, Superintendent Ed De La Rue, Brighton and Hove Division, said: “We always care about crime levels and monitor them closely.

“We also need to bear in mind that there are some offences where we want increased reporting – not because we want more crime.

“We continually review what we understand about levels of crime and disorder in the city, based on reported crime numbers but also on intelligence reports and analysis.

 “Under our Local Policing model we make sure they spend as much time as possible working on the problems in their local areas, and the council tax increase has allowed increased resourcing for these teams.

“Where we identify a problem, we work with partners, taking a problem-solving approach to try and tackle the root causes and achieve long-term improvements, focusing our efforts where we see the greatest potential for harm.”