Crime Rates at Charles Street, Brighton, BN2 1TG

Charles Street 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 Charles Street (BN2 1TG) 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 Charles Street (BN2 1TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 488 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (218 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.