Total Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · 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 18.9 2/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 105th 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 East Drive (BN2 0BQ) in the last 12 months was 18.9 per 1,000 residents and was 94.5% lower than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

In the area around East Drive (BN2 0BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Southdown Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dawson Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Park Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Freshfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Evelyn Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tower Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Stevenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Islingword Place —
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olivier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Olivier Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen'S Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southdown Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Olivier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Olivier Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Olivier Close —
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Data Sources

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