Crime Rates at Brewer Street, Brighton, BN2 3HH

Brewer Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 204th 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 Brewer Street (BN2 3HH) in the last 12 months was 131.5 per 1,000 residents and was 109.0% higher than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brewer Street (BN2 3HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Inverness Road (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.