Total Crime Rate

407.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

172.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 407.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 172.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 146.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.5 10/10
  • Public order 39.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.0 10/10
  • Other theft 31.0 10/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Robbery 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Essex Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 48th highest crime rate of 805 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 Essex Street (BN2 1JW) in the last 12 months was 407.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% higher than the Kemptown average (273.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 172.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Street (BN2 1JW), the main crime hotspot is near Charlotte Street. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Essex Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freshfield Place —
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burlington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burlington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Veronica Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southdown Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime St James'S Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St James'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marine Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Veronica Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Veronica Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bedford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carlton Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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