Total Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 79.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

College Gardens area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 327th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Gardens (BN2 1HP) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Gardens (BN2 1HP), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 325 crimes here, including 220 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sudeley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomsbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastern Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft College Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Millfield Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Telegraph Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Telegraph Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloomsbury Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burlington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloomsbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halfway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Burlington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bloomsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bloomsbury Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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