Total Crime Rate

611.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 611.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 134.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.1 10/10
  • Public order 73.2 10/10
  • Other theft 69.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.3 10/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
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

This area has the 8th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 31st 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 This (BN2 5UW) in the last 12 months was 611.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% higher 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 115 (≈ 233.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode BN2 5UW, the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in BN2 5UW area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Palm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palm Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Palm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Trafalgar Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Palm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Palm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Palm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palm Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palm Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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