Total Crime Rate

107.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 107.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Drugs 21.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 40th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Pleasant (BN2 0JU) in the last 12 months was 107.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% 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 4 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 Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Pleasant (BN2 0JU), 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 (30/134)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Place —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St James'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St James'S Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Mary'S Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Mary'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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