Crime Rates at Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 5TW

Eastern Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 815 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 Eastern Road (BN2 5TW) in the last 12 months was 582.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% higher than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 316.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 108.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastern Road (BN2 5TW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.