Total Crime Rate
2494.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Parochial Mews area has the highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 5th highest crime rate of 815 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 Parochial Mews (BN2 1WF) in the last 12 months was 2494.2 per 1,000 residents and was 633.0% higher than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 407 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 6 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 107.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 346 (≈ 802.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parochial Mews (BN2 1WF), 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.
View Crime In Kemptown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ardingly Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ardingly Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St James'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St James'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St James'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dorset Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Steine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Steine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Steine Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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