Total Crime Rate

525.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

281.7 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 525.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 281.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 167.7 10/10
  • Public order 91.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.3 10/10
  • Drugs 50.6 10/10
  • Other crime 34.8 10/10
  • Other theft 34.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 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 9th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 36th 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 High Street (BN2 1SU) in the last 12 months was 525.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.9% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 281.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BN2 1SU), 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 (30/152)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Atlingworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wentworth Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egremont Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlingworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlingworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Steine —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Steine —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Steine Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carlton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Mary'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Rock Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Street 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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