Total Crime Rate

532.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

193.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 532.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 193.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.7 10/10
  • Other theft 69.1 10/10
  • Public order 67.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Other crime 16.3 10/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 8th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 35th highest crime rate of 805 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 This (BN2 5UU) in the last 12 months was 532.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.5% higher than the Kemptown average (273.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 193.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode BN2 5UU, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palm Drive, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in BN2 5UU area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cliff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cliff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Palm Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Palm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palm Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palm Drive —
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Data Sources

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