Total Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 67.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Marine Parade area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 370th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marine Parade (BN2 1AJ) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marine Parade (BN2 1AJ), 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 Parade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Atlingworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Mary'S Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlingworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Veronica Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Veronica Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Veronica Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Veronica Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Veronica Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloomsbury Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Bloomsbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wyndham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bedford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Rock Gardens —
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Data Sources

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