Total Crime Rate

167.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 167.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Other theft 30.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 150th highest crime rate of 815 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 5DL) in the last 12 months was 167.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Donald Hall Road (BN2 5DL), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 366 crimes here, including 270 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Donald Hall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Donald Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bowring Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowring Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Bowring Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chadborn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Donald Hall Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Church Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Lees Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

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