Total Crime Rate

59.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 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 59.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Royal Crescent Mews area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 400th lowest 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 Royal Crescent Mews (BN2 1AW) in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Crescent Mews (BN2 1AW), 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 Royal Crescent Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wyndham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Upper St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper St James'S Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper St James'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Upper St James'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Bedford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Burlington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A259 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order A259 Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A259 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marine Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marine Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burlington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bloomsbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stevenson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper St James'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Telegraph Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Telegraph Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Telegraph Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloomsbury Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Veronica Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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