Total Crime Rate

1590.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

484.6 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 1590.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 850.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 484.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 259.9 10/10
  • Public order 198.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.1 10/10
  • Drugs 35.2 10/10
  • Other theft 35.2 10/10
  • Robbery 26.4 10/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 8th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James'S Street (BN2 1RG) in the last 12 months was 1590.3 per 1,000 residents and was 481.0% higher than the Kemptown average (273.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 193 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 484.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/158)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Drugs 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 2026Public order Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cavendish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Rock Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Camelford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Rock Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rock Place —
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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