Total Crime Rate

227.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.6 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 227.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.7 10/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Essex Place area has the 24th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 97th 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 Place (BN2 1LL) in the last 12 months was 227.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Place (BN2 1LL), 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 Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper St James'S Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wyndham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft College Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper St James'S Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crescent Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Veronica Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Veronica Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Upper St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Upper St James'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper St James'S Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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