Total Crime Rate

291.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.4 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 291.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 93.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.4 10/10
  • Robbery 32.4 10/10
  • Public order 24.3 10/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bloomsbury Place area has the 19th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 79th 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 Bloomsbury Place (BN2 1DB) in the last 12 months was 291.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% higher than the Kemptown average (273.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 113.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bloomsbury Place (BN2 1DB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bloomsbury Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halfway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Telegraph Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Bedford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Bedford Street —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Upper Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marine Square —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Telegraph Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Bloomsbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Telegraph Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloomsbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloomsbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloomsbury Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Bloomsbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bloomsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomsbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomsbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomsbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft College Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloomsbury Place —
Apr 2026Public order College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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