Total Crime Rate

285.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.1 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 285.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.9 10/10
  • Drugs 34.8 10/10
  • Other theft 30.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 10/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

High Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 80th 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 High Street (BN2 1RW) in the last 12 months was 285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% higher 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BN2 1RW), 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 High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/156)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cavendish Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Rock Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Rock Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wentworth Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardingly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ardingly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ardingly Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ardingly Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Rock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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