Crime Rates at Bristol Gardens, Brighton, BN2 5YW

Bristol Gardens area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 315th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bristol Gardens (BN2 5YW) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 900.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 275.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bristol Gardens (BN2 5YW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowring Way (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.