Crime Rates at Canning Street, Brighton, BN2 0EF

Canning Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 184th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canning Street (BN2 0EF) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% lower than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canning Street (BN2 0EF), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 344 crimes here, including 254 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.