Total Crime Rate

316.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.0 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 316.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 150.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.0 10/10
  • Public order 50.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Robbery 30.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Mary Magdalene Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 70th 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 St Mary Magdalene Street (BN2 3HU) in the last 12 months was 316.0 per 1,000 residents and was 471.9% higher than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (55.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 126.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Mary Magdalene Street (BN2 3HU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Mary Magdalene Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wakefield Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Park Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Park Crescent Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Lewes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollingdean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollingdean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Park Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Inverness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Freehold Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Freehold Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Inverness Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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