Total Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 21.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 4.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marine Square area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 805 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 Square (BN2 1DN) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 92.2% lower than the Kemptown average (273.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -96.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marine Square (BN2 1DN), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 310 crimes here, including 215 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marine Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bloomsbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloomsbury Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Bloomsbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burlington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burlington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marine Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloomsbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloomsbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloomsbury Street —
Apr 2026Public order Bloomsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Halfway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seymour Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sudeley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastern Terrace —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Millfield Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft College Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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