Crime Rates at Princes Street, Brighton, BN2 1WE

Princes Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 128th highest crime rate of 815 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 Princes Street (BN2 1WE) in the last 12 months was 193.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% lower than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Street (BN2 1WE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 866 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (269 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.