Crime Rates at Overbury Road, Brighton, BN2 1FL

This area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 318th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (BN2 1FL) in the last 12 months was 86.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% lower than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode BN2 1FL, the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 371 crimes here, including 274 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.