Total Crime Rate

1463.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

983.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1463.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 983.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 723.6 10/10
  • Public order 235.8 10/10
  • Other theft 109.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 81.3 10/10
  • Drugs 69.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 36.6 10/10
  • Burglary 36.6 10/10
  • Other crime 20.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.3 6/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Walpole Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 10th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walpole Road (BN2 0AB) in the last 12 months was 1463.4 per 1,000 residents and was 434.6% higher than the Kemptown average (273.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 178 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 242 (≈ 983.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walpole Road (BN2 0AB), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 349 crimes here, including 235 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walpole Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastern Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Millfield Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eaton Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madehurst Close —
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Data Sources

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