Total Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Other crime 14.4 10/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Walpole Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 328th highest 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 Walpole Road (BN2 0EA) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walpole Road (BN2 0EA), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 325 crimes here, including 220 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walpole Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sudeley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marine Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloomsbury Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Millfield Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloomsbury Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Telegraph Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Telegraph Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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