Total Crime Rate

127.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.2 9/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Millfield Cottages area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 210th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Millfield Cottages (BN2 1HG) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% lower than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Millfield Cottages (BN2 1HG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Millfield Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Eastern Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Mary'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Turton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemp Town Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

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