Total Crime Rate

246.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 246.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 64.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 49.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Other theft 24.6 10/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kensington Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington Street (BN1 4AJ) in the last 12 months was 246.2 per 1,000 residents and was 156.8% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 58.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Street (BN1 4AJ), the main crime hotspot is near North Street. Police recorded 513 crimes here, including 176 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/282)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Street —
Apr 2026Public order Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Passage —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Passage —
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richmond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Circus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitecross Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Circus Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre 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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