Total Crime Rate

216.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 216.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.7 10/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lavender Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 111th 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 Lavender Street (BN2 1LE) in the last 12 months was 216.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 108.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 341.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Street (BN2 1LE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 266 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lavender Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/137)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marine Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rock Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Freshfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Bedford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charlotte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rock Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hereford Street Under investigation
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 2025Burglary Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hereford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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