Total Crime Rate

455.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 455.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 250.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.2 10/10
  • Public order 82.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Robbery 19.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Marlow Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 45th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marlow Road (BN2 5NB) in the last 12 months was 455.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% higher than the Kemptown average (273.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 145.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlow Road (BN2 5NB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 243 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marlow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henfield Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rugby Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bennett Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bennett Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bennett Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bennett Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wadhurst Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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