Total Crime Rate

611.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 611.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 134.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.1 10/10
  • Public order 73.2 10/10
  • Other theft 69.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.3 10/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Madeira Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 31st highest crime rate of 815 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 Madeira Drive (BN2 1FY) in the last 12 months was 611.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% higher than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 115 (≈ 233.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Madeira Drive (BN2 1FY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Madeira Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chichester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lewes Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Courcel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour De Courcel Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Church Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Lees Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Mary'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Mary'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sussex Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bristol Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bristol Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bristol Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemp Town Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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