Total Crime Rate
23.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kimberley Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kimberley Road (BN2 4EN) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% lower than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (55.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kimberley Road (BN2 4EN), the main crime hotspot is near Ewhurst Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Ewhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ladysmith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ewhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ewhurst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Buller Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ewhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmarket Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmarket Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tenantry Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tenantry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Road | Under investigation |
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