Total Crime Rate

112.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Church Place area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 225th 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 Church Place (BN2 5JN) in the last 12 months was 112.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Place (BN2 5JN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beresford Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chadborn Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chichester Terrace Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewes Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bennett Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sussex Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sussex Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Eastern Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bennett Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bennett Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bennett Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadborn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadborn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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