Crime Rates at Beresford Road, Brighton, BN2 5DD

Beresford Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 192nd 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 Beresford Road (BN2 5DD) in the last 12 months was 130.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beresford Road (BN2 5DD), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 344 crimes here, including 232 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.