Total Crime Rate

312.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

169.1 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 312.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 169.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.5 10/10
  • Public order 51.5 10/10
  • Other crime 22.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Turton Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 71st highest crime rate of 805 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 Turton Close (BN2 5DA) in the last 12 months was 312.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% higher than the Kemptown average (273.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 169.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 159.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Turton Close (BN2 5DA), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 349 crimes here, including 235 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Turton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Millfield Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowring Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadborn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadborn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadborn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chadborn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chadborn Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Sudeley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastern Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eaton Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madehurst Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madehurst Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madehurst Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madehurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichester Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chichester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chichester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Mary'S Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beresford Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beresford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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