Total Crime Rate
460.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hampshire Court area has the 11th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 45th highest crime rate of 815 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 Hampshire Court (BN2 1JZ) in the last 12 months was 460.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% higher than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (β 216.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hampshire Court (BN2 1JZ), 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.
View Crime In Kemptown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lavender Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper St James'S Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper St James'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper St James'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper St James'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper St James'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upper St James'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper St James'S Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marine Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper St James'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marine Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marine Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Charlotte Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Charlotte Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Charlotte Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charlotte Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lavender Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burlington Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montague Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rock Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rock Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St George'S Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bristol Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Burlington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Bedford Street | β |
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