Total Crime Rate

88.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Devonshire Place area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 296th highest crime rate of 805 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 Devonshire Place (BN2 1QA) in the last 12 months was 88.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% lower than the Kemptown average (273.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Place (BN2 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 488 crimes here, including 155 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/169)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thames Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper St James'S Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cavendish Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carlton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rock Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper St James'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ardingly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ardingly Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ardingly Street —
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Data Sources

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