Total Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 36.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 9.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Mount Pleasant area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 250th 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 Mount Pleasant (BN2 0JN) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Pleasant (BN2 0JN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Pleasant area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/137)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cavendish Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carlton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Upper St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Upper St James'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper St James'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper St James'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper St James'S Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlingworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlingworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ardingly Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Rock Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wyndham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Street —
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Data Sources

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