Total Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.3 7/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Mews area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 336th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Johns Mews (BN2 1BD) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Mews (BN2 1BD), the main crime hotspot is near Charlotte Street. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marine Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Rock Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlingworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlingworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Rock Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Upper Rock Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Rock Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Rock Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Rock Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Rock Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Rock Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Rock Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Rock Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Road —
Sep 2025Robbery College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Rock Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burlington Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marine Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hereford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hereford Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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