Total Crime Rate

151.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 151.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Other theft 25.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Victory Mews area has the 41st highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 169th 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 Victory Mews (BN2 5XA) in the last 12 months was 151.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% lower than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victory Mews (BN2 5XA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victory Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Trafalgar Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Marine Drive Under investigation
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 2025Public order The Strand 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Roedean Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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