Crime Rates at Crescent Place, Brighton, BN2 1AS

Crescent Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crescent Place (BN2 1AS) in the last 12 months was 820.4 per 1,000 residents and was 141.1% higher 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 5.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 353.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Place (BN2 1AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Telegraph Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.