Total Crime Rate

242.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 242.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 125.5 9/10
  • Public order 32.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marine Parade area has the 26th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 101st highest crime rate of 815 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 Marine Parade (BN2 1DD) in the last 12 months was 242.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% lower than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marine Parade (BN2 1DD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Marine Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bloomsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Telegraph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telegraph Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bloomsbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloomsbury Place
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marine Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Place
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Portland Place Under investigation
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 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeira Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Freshfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Stevenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Burlington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Bedford Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bedford Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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