Crime Rates at Circus Street, Brighton, BN2 9QF

Circus Street area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 201st 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 Circus Street (BN2 9QF) in the last 12 months was 132.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -39.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Circus Street (BN2 9QF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 600 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.