Grosvenor Street in Brighton has reopened after police and ambulance crews spent the afternoon dealing with an incident at a flat on Monday 2 November 2026. Sussex Police say emergency services were called at 12.15pm over concerns for the welfare of a man in a flat, and that at 4.30pm he was placed into the care of the ambulance service.
ImJustBrighton contacted Sussex Police on Monday afternoon after a reader reported a large emergency response beside Brighton Youth Centre, off Edward Street. The force sent a statement, then an updated one once the street had reopened.
This follows our earlier report on the incident, published while the street was still closed.
What Sussex Police have said
A Sussex Police spokesperson told ImJustBrighton in an updated statement:
Emergency services were called to Grosvenor Street, Brighton, at 12.15pm on 2 November, following concerns for the welfare of a man in a flat. Specialist officers engaged with the man and at 4.30pm he was placed into the care of the ambulance service. The street was then reopened to the public.
Earlier in the afternoon, Sussex Police had told ImJustBrighton that specialist officers were liaising with the man and that the street was closed.
Where: Grosvenor Street, Brighton, a dead-end road beside Brighton Youth Centre, off Edward Street.
When: Emergency services were called at 12.15pm on Monday 2 November.
What: Concerns for the welfare of a man in a flat.
Police response: Specialist officers engaged with the man.
Outcome: At 4.30pm he was placed into the care of the ambulance service.
Road: Grosvenor Street was closed during the incident and has since reopened to the public.
What a witness saw
A witness who was at the scene told ImJustBrighton what they saw. They asked not to be named, and their account is what they saw, not police figures.
The witness first got in touch in the afternoon. They said there were seven police cars at the scene and that the dead-end road leading to the block of flats was shut. They described two ambulances on the road and said a fire engine had been there earlier. According to the witness, the police cars arrived around 12, and officers went into the flats carrying first aid kits and large bags.
They later added more detail. The witness said they saw four police cars pull into the road at around midday, and watched from a room overlooking the flats as officers went into the building carrying first aid kits while other residents looked out from their balconies. They said police tape went up around the area, and that by late afternoon there were around seven police vehicles and an ambulance. They also reported two fire engines arriving earlier. At first they thought the fire engines had left, but later said they were still there. They said officers were walking up and down the road, also carrying large bags into the building, but were not giving any information to people nearby.
Where it is
Grosvenor Street is a dead-end road beside Brighton Youth Centre, off Edward Street, between Mount Pleasant and Blaker Street. The witness sent a map screenshot showing the block.
What the video shows
The video was filmed by the witness from a room overlooking the road and shared with ImJustBrighton. It shows police cars and an emergency ambulance parked on the road beside the tower block, residents on balconies, and a banner hanging from one of them.
Timeline
How the day unfolded, newest first.
5.04pm: Sussex Police send ImJustBrighton an updated statement: the man was placed into the care of the ambulance service at 4.30pm and the street has reopened.
4.30pm: According to Sussex Police, the man is placed into the care of the ambulance service. The street is then reopened.
4.30pm: Sussex Police first reply to ImJustBrighton, saying emergency services were called to Grosvenor Street at 12.15pm, specialist officers were liaising with the man and the street was closed.
4.27pm: ImJustBrighton sends questions to Sussex Police about the incident, injuries, arrests, closures and risk to residents.
Late afternoon: The witness reports around seven police vehicles, an ambulance and fire engines at the scene, with police tape up and officers on the road.
Mid-afternoon: The witness first contacts ImJustBrighton, reporting seven police cars, two ambulances and a closed dead-end road, with a fire engine earlier.
12.15pm: Sussex Police say emergency services were called to Grosvenor Street.
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