Total Crime Rate

258.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.0 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 258.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.4 10/10
  • Public order 32.3 10/10
  • Drugs 20.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Albion Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 87th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albion Street (BN2 9NE) in the last 12 months was 258.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% lower than the Kemptown average (273.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 121.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albion Street (BN2 9NE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 463 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albion Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morley Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Place
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshalls Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sussex Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ann Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sussex Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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