Crime Rates at Lower Rock Gardens, Brighton, BN2 1PG

Lower Rock Gardens area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 186th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Rock Gardens (BN2 1PG) in the last 12 months was 141.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Rock Gardens (BN2 1PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 266 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavendish Street (70 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.