Crime Rates at Rochester Street, Brighton, BN2 0EJ

Rochester Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 155th 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 Rochester Street (BN2 0EJ) in the last 12 months was 23.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochester Street (BN2 0EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 320 crimes here, including 217 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.