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

Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant (BN2 0JP) 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 Mount Pleasant (BN2 0JP), 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 (30/125)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Rock Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egremont Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardingly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freshfield Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlingworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlingworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Street 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 2026Other theft Veronica Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Veronica Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Veronica Way —
Apr 2026Other crime Atlingworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Rock Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Burglary St Mary'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Rock Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carlton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cavendish Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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