Crime Rate in Regency, ward

Regency has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 wards in Brighton and Hove district and the 20th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 2nd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Regency in the last 12 months was 527.4 per 1,000 residents and was 314.8% higher than the Brighton and Hove district average (127.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Regency’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,472 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 52 cases , down -23.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 22.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -44.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2,113 (≈ 207.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Regency ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 991 crimes here, including 536 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.