Total Crime Rate

204.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.9 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 204.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 114.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Upper Rock Gardens area has the 26th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 108th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Rock Gardens (BN2 1QF) in the last 12 months was 204.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 114.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Rock Gardens (BN2 1QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 292 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavendish Street (83 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Rock Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/144)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Street —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freshfield Place —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Street —
Apr 2026Public order Cavendish Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Street —
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Veronica Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Veronica Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Veronica Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Veronica Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charlotte Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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