Total Crime Rate

235.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 235.7 10/10
  • Drugs 50.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Tyson Place area has the 27th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 105th 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 Tyson Place (BN2 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 235.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tyson Place (BN2 2JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 266 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (71 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tyson Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Elmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Sep 2025Public order John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ashton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Steine Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Steine Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lavender Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lavender Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thames Close —
Sep 2025Other theft St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street —

Data Sources

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