Total Crime Rate
12.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marine Parade area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 815 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 Marine Parade (BN2 1DE) in the last 12 months was 12.8 per 1,000 residents and was 96.2% lower than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Marine Parade (BN2 1DE), 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.
View Crime In Kemptown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eastern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgrave Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgrave Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | College Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | College Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clarendon Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St George'S Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burlington Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Burlington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Eastern Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bloomsbury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloomsbury Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper Abbey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastern Terrace Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sudeley Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marine Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Madeira Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Belgrave Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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