Crime Rates at Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 0BF

Eastern Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 200th lowest 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 Eastern Road (BN2 0BF) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastern Road (BN2 0BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hereford Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.