Total Crime Rate

738.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

403.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 738.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 403.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 267.0 10/10
  • Public order 115.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.1 10/10
  • Drugs 41.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 36.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.4 10/10
  • Other theft 26.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.7 10/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
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

Cubitt Terrace area has the 5th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 24th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cubitt Terrace (BN2 1FT) in the last 12 months was 738.2 per 1,000 residents and was 169.7% higher 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 403.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cubitt Terrace (BN2 1FT), the main crime hotspot is near Percival Terrace. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cubitt Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chichester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastern Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewes Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chadborn Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadborn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chadborn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chichester Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Millfield Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadborn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percival Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percival Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percival Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percival Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Percival Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percival Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eaton Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichester Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chichester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Mary'S Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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