Crime Rates at Seymour Square, Brighton, BN2 1DP

Seymour Square area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 246th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seymour Square (BN2 1DP) in the last 12 months was 105.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% lower than the Kemptown average (273.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seymour Square (BN2 1DP), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 325 crimes here, including 220 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.