Total Crime Rate
340.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
153.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marine Parade area has the 16th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 62nd 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 Marine Parade (BN2 1TA) in the last 12 months was 340.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 153.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marine Parade (BN2 1TA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 497 crimes here, including 247 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kemptown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pool Valley Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartholomews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Street Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Street Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartholomews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pool Valley Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Local resolution |
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