Total Crime Rate

295.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 295.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 120.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sussex Place area has the 18th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 78th 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 Sussex Place (BN2 9QN) in the last 12 months was 295.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% higher than the Kemptown average (273.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 96.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Place (BN2 9QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 188 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sussex Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/125)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belgrave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Belgrave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grand Parade Mews Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dorset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sussex Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sussex Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Grand Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grand Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grand Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grand Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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