Crime Rates at Peel Road, Brighton, BN2 5ND

Peel Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 312th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peel Road (BN2 5ND) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peel Road (BN2 5ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wadhurst Rise (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.