Total Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 23.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kimberley 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 4EP) 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 4EP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kimberley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmarket Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmarket Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ladysmith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewhurst Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ewhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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