Total Crime Rate
319.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ivory Place area has the 18th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 76th 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 Ivory Place (BN2 9AB) in the last 12 months was 319.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% lower than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (β 110.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ivory Place (BN2 9AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 358 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (71 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kemptown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | York Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | York Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | York Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barrack Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | York Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | York Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | York Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | John Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | York Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | York Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St George'S Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | John Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redcross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Redcross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Richmond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Redcross Street | β |
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