Total Crime Rate

207.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 207.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.1 9/10
  • Burglary 40.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hereford Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 117th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hereford Street (BN2 1JT) in the last 12 months was 207.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 89.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereford Street (BN2 1JT), the main crime hotspot is near Charlotte Street. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hereford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/100)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lavender Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lavender Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tillstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Sep 2025Public order Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Veronica Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper St James'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Rock Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hereford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hereford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hereford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper St James'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Veronica Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Road —
Sep 2025Robbery College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Upper Rock Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Bedford Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlingworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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