Crime Rates at Edward Street, Brighton, BN2 2LP

Edward Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 119th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edward Street (BN2 2LP) in the last 12 months was 203.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Street (BN2 2LP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 866 crimes here, including 182 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.