Crime Rates at St James's Street, Brighton, BN2 1QG

St James'S Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 108th highest crime rate of 815 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 St James'S Street (BN2 1QG) in the last 12 months was 222.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% lower than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 97.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Street (BN2 1QG), 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.