Total Crime Rate

284.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 284.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Other theft 34.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Public order 24.3 10/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wyndham Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 87th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wyndham Street (BN2 1AF) in the last 12 months was 284.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% lower 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 142.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wyndham Street (BN2 1AF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 266 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wyndham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Street
Sep 2025Public order Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Burlington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burlington Street
Sep 2025Other crime Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hereford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hereford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hereford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tillstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Essex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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