Total Crime Rate
444.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
203.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marine Parade area has the 11th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 46th 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 1TR) in the last 12 months was 444.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 203.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marine Parade (BN2 1TR), 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.
View Crime In Brighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Atlingworth Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Mary'S Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Mary'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Steine | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Steine | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Steine | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlingworth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlingworth Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Rock Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Rock Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Rock Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lennox Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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