Total Crime Rate

180.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.0 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 180.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.4 10/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grand Parade area has the 28th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 128th highest crime rate of 805 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 180.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grand Parade (BN2 2JA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 296 crimes here, including 151 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grand Parade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/205)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gardner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Place —
Apr 2026Public order Sussex Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sussex Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ivory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivory Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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