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

Ashton Rise 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 Ashton Rise (BN2 9QP) 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 Ashton Rise (BN2 9QP), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashton Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morley Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grand Parade Mews Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waterloo Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thames Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Waterloo Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Waterloo Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Place —
Apr 2026Public order Lennox Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Place —
Apr 2026Public order Sussex Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sussex Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sussex Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dorset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St George'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malthouse Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Belgrave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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