Total Crime Rate

1417.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

670.5 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 1417.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 670.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 436.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 262.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 201.9 10/10
  • Public order 150.8 10/10
  • Other theft 85.9 10/10
  • Drugs 67.3 10/10
  • Robbery 53.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 46.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 30.2 10/10
  • Burglary 20.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
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

Dorset Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 12th 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 Dorset Street (BN2 1WA) in the last 12 months was 1417.6 per 1,000 residents and was 417.9% 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 188 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 289 (≈ 670.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Street (BN2 1WA), 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 Dorset Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/172)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivory Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St James'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St James'S Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ivory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Marlborough Place Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dorset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lennox Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thames Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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