Total Crime Rate

351.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 351.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.3 10/10
  • Drugs 75.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.1 10/10
  • Public order 44.4 10/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Graperies area has the 16th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 68th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Graperies (BN2 0BW) in the last 12 months was 351.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% higher than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 146.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 203.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Graperies (BN2 0BW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Graperies area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hereford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Upper Rock Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tillstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marine Gardens —
Sep 2025Drugs Leicester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marine Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marine Gardens —
Sep 2025Drugs Marine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Rock Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlingworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Freshfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlingworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Telegraph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telegraph Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lavender Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lavender Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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