Total Crime Rate

369.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

188.4 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 369.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 188.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.2 10/10
  • Other theft 36.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Public order 29.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.7 10/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Marine Parade area has the 15th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 53rd 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 Marine Parade (BN2 1TL) in the last 12 months was 369.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 188.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marine Parade (BN2 1TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 488 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (185 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marine Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Gardens
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardingly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Steine
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Steine
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Steine Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ardingly Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ardingly Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ardingly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Place

Data Sources

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