Total Crime Rate

257.5 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 257.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.9 10/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Drugs 24.0 10/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Upper Park Place area has the 24th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 94th highest crime rate of 815 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 Upper Park Place (BN2 0GU) in the last 12 months was 257.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 113.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 850.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 490.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Park Place (BN2 0GU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 266 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Park Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ardingly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Veronica Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Veronica Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Steine Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Steine Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rock Place —
Sep 2025Public order Lavender Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lavender Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ardingly Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rock Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Leicester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rock Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hereford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hereford Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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