Total Crime Rate

371.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 371.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 167.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.9 9/10
  • Drugs 41.9 10/10
  • Other theft 29.9 10/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Burglary 24.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Upper Park Place area has the 14th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 51st highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Park Place (BN2 0HE) in the last 12 months was 371.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% higher than the Kemptown average (273.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 89.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1383.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Park Place (BN2 0HE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 292 crimes here, including 77 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Veronica Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Steine Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ardingly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardingly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freshfield Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southdown Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Veronica Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Veronica Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Upper St James'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wentworth Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Upper St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper St James'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street —
Apr 2026Other crime St James'S Avenue Local resolution
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Data Sources

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