Crime Rates at Church Place, Brighton, BN2 5JU

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 5JU) 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 5JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chadborn Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.