Total Crime Rate

95.8 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 95.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.3 10/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Cliff area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 278th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Cliff (BN2 5RE) in the last 12 months was 95.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Cliff (BN2 5RE), the main crime hotspot is near Palm Drive. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Cliff area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Palm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Trafalgar Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palm Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palm Drive —
Sep 2025Other crime The Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Palm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Palm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Roedean Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Palm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palm Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Palm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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