Total Crime Rate

117.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Dorset Gardens area has the 40th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 217th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorset Gardens (BN2 1RL) in the last 12 months was 117.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Gardens (BN2 1RL), 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 Dorset Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/162)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Aquarium Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aquarium Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Aquarium Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aquarium Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Camelford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ashton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashton Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashton Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

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