Total Crime Rate
70.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park 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 Park Street (BN2 0BS) 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 (≈ 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 Park Street (BN2 0BS), 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.
View Crime In Kemptown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Charlotte Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hereford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hereford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hereford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hereford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hereford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thames Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thames Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hereford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hereford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hereford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hereford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hereford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Freshfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marine Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Marine Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marine Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bedford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bedford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Telegraph Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Telegraph Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Veronica Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hereford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marine Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bristol Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montague Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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