Crime Rates at Blaker Street, Brighton, BN2 0JJ

Blaker Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 36th 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 Blaker Street (BN2 0JJ) in the last 12 months was 525.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.9% higher 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 281.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.4% 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 292 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavendish Street (83 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.