Total Crime Rate

178.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 178.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.1 9/10
  • Burglary 44.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hereford Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 130th highest crime rate of 805 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 1LF) in the last 12 months was 178.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereford Street (BN2 1LF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 292 crimes here, including 77 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 (30/106)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wyndham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wentworth Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Street Awaiting court outcome
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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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