Total Crime Rate

105.1 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 105.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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

College Gardens area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 258th 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 College Gardens (BN2 1HP) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Gardens (BN2 1HP), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 349 crimes here, including 258 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in College Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eastern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Telegraph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Walpole Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences 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 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sudeley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Terrace Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telegraph Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bloomsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marine Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeira Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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