Total Crime Rate

260.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 260.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Other theft 27.8 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marine Gardens area has the 21st highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 85th highest crime rate of 805 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 Marine Gardens (BN2 1AH) in the last 12 months was 260.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% lower than the Kemptown average (273.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 135.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marine Gardens (BN2 1AH), the main crime hotspot is near Charlotte Street. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marine Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Rock Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Rock Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Rock Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bedford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rock Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Upper Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Bedford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Rock Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order A259 Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Telegraph Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Telegraph Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Telegraph Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Burlington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burlington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A259 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A259 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlingworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egremont Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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