Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.4 7/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Milner Flats area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 274th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milner Flats (BN2 2QG) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milner Flats (BN2 2QG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 600 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Kemptown

Crime Over Time in Milner Flats area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street
Sep 2025Drugs Dorset Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dorset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Public order Kingswood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Thames Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thames Close
Sep 2025Other crime Blaker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Grand Parade Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.