Total Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 284th lowest crime rate of 805 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 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Street (BN2 0BS), the main crime hotspot is near Charlotte Street. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlingworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Bedford Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Steine Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Upper St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Upper St James'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Street
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Street
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper St James'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper St James'S Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper St James'S Street
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Rock Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Rock Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marine Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marine Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upper Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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