Total Crime Rate
12.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marine Square 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 Square (BN2 1DN) 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 Square (BN2 1DN), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 340 crimes here, including 253 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kemptown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eastern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | College Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Eastern Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper Abbey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clarendon Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | College Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgrave Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgrave Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Belgrave Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Belgrave Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Telegraph Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Telegraph Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St George'S Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bristol Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastern Terrace Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
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