Total Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tillstone Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 382nd highest crime rate of 815 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 Tillstone Street (BN2 0BD) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% lower than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tillstone Street (BN2 0BD), the main crime hotspot is near Charlotte Street. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tillstone Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Drive β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Thames Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thames Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlingworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southdown Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southdown Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Rock Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Upper Rock Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper St James'S Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlingworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper St James'S Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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