Total Crime Rate

248.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 248.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.3 10/10
  • Drugs 44.4 10/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Graperies 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 The Graperies (BN2 0BW) 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 The Graperies (BN2 0BW), 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 The Graperies area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Telegraph Street —
Apr 2026Other crime St James'S Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Telegraph Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlingworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper St James'S Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlingworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Atlingworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Marine Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marine Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St James'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Veronica Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Veronica Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A259 —
Apr 2026Public order A259 Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A259 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper St James'S Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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