Total Crime Rate

562.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

209.0 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 562.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 209.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.6 10/10
  • Public order 64.7 10/10
  • Drugs 59.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.7 10/10
  • Other theft 39.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.8 10/10
  • Other crime 34.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grafton Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 31st 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 Grafton Street (BN2 1AQ) in the last 12 months was 562.2 per 1,000 residents and was 105.4% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 209.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grafton Street (BN2 1AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 292 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grafton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/120)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Drugs Upper St James'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Bedford Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Aquarium Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aquarium Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Aquarium Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aquarium Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Upper St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper St James'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper St James'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper St James'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upper Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wyndham 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 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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