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

Charlotte 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 Charlotte Street (BN2 1AG) 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 Charlotte Street (BN2 1AG), 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 Charlotte Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marine Gardens
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Rock Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Rock Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Rock Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Rock Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Rock Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Rock Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Bedford Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Rock Gardens
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Upper Rock Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Rock Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Rock Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlingworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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