Total Crime Rate

112.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 112.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marina Way area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 247th 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 Marina Way (BN2 5TR) in the last 12 months was 112.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 800.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marina Way (BN2 5TR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 273 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marina Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rugby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Boundary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Palm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palm Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour De Courcel Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Palm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Palm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arundel Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arundel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Palm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Palm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palm Drive β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palm Drive β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wadhurst Rise β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wadhurst Rise β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wadhurst Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Courcel Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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