Total Crime Rate

193.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 193.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Public order 29.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.4 10/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grand Parade 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 Grand Parade (BN2 2JA) 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 Grand Parade (BN2 2JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 600 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (194 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grand Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Jubilee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Prince'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Prince'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dorset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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