Total Crime Rate
314.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Albion Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 77th 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 Albion Street (BN2 9NE) in the last 12 months was 314.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 149.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Albion Street (BN2 9NE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 719 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kemptown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St George'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kingswood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingswood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Marshalls Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshalls Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshalls Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gloucester Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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