Total Crime Rate
636.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blaker Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 30th highest crime rate of 815 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 Blaker Street (BN2 0JJ) in the last 12 months was 636.1 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% higher 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 329.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 226.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blaker Street (BN2 0JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 266 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (71 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kemptown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlingworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Circus Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Circus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Circus Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Circus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Circus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Circus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlingworth Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Circus Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dorset Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Circus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Circus Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivory Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ivory Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Rock Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper Rock Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rock Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dorset Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Scotland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rock Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lavender Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ardingly Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grosvenor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Street | Under investigation |
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