Total Crime Rate

12.8 per 1,000 1/10 Β· Very Low

All offences Β· 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 12.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marine 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 area’s 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.

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Crime Over Time in Marine Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eastern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Road β€”
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 Clarendon Place β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Clarendon Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burlington Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Burlington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Eastern Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bloomsbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloomsbury Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Abbey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Terrace Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sudeley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marine Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeira Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Belgrave Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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