Total Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 7.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Eastern Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastern Road (BN2 0AJ) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% lower than the Kemptown average (273.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastern Road (BN2 0AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eastern Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bloomsbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomsbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Telegraph Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Telegraph Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marine Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloomsbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloomsbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloomsbury Street —
Apr 2026Public order Bloomsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomsbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halfway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomsbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bedford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloomsbury Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upper Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Burlington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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