Total Crime Rate

130.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 130.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Donald Hall 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 Donald Hall Road (BN2 5DF) 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 Donald Hall Road (BN2 5DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chadborn Close, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowring Way (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Donald Hall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madehurst Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowring Way
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chadborn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadborn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadborn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadborn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madehurst Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madehurst Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madehurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Regent'S Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chadborn Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowfold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Donald Hall Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Mary'S Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beresford Road
Apr 2026Other theft Beresford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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