Total Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Roedean Heights area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 390th highest crime rate of 815 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 Roedean Heights (BN2 5SA) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% lower than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roedean Heights (BN2 5SA), the main crime hotspot is near The Strand. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roedean Heights area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Marine Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marine Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marine 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 2025Violence and sexual offences The Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Trafalgar Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Roedean Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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