Total Crime Rate

212.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 212.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 97.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Public order 32.6 10/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St James'S Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 103rd 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 St James'S Street (BN2 1QG) in the last 12 months was 212.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% lower than the Kemptown average (273.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 97.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.5% 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 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 St James'S Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/149)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlingworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlingworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Atlingworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Camelford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime St James'S Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Place —
Apr 2026Burglary St Mary'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Mary'S Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Rock Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cavendish Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Rock Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Lennox Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Aquarium Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rock Place —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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