Total Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Princes Terrace area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 315th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princes Terrace (BN2 5JS) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 900.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 275.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Terrace (BN2 5JS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rugby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bristol Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bristol Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arundel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sussex Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Boundary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arundel Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rugby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lewes Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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