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 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 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Marine Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eastern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marine Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeira Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Eastern Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Abbey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Clarendon Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Place β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Belgrave Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Belgrave Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telegraph Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Telegraph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Terrace Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

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