Crime Rates at Freshfield Road, Brighton, BN2 0BJ

Freshfield Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 91st highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Freshfield Road (BN2 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 248.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 102.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freshfield Road (BN2 0BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hereford Street, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Telegraph Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.