Total Crime Rate
295.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
96.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashton 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 9QR) 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 9QR), 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.
View Crime In Queen's Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Richmond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ivory Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tilbury Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivory Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Waterloo Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Waterloo Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Trafalgar Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dorset Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Trafalgar Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Court | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Waterloo Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Belgrave Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lennox Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashton Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Barrack Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrack Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Dorset Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St George'S Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St George'S Place | — |
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