Total Crime Rate

298.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 298.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 110.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Other theft 33.9 10/10
  • Burglary 24.6 10/10
  • Public order 24.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kensington Gardens area has the 27th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 815 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 Gardens (BN1 4AL) in the last 12 months was 298.5 per 1,000 residents and was 177.1% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Gardens (BN1 4AL), the main crime hotspot is near North Street. Police recorded 509 crimes here, including 166 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/300)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grand Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grand Parade —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grand Parade —
Sep 2025Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Trafalgar Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grand Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Jew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Portland Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting North Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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