Total Crime Rate
112.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elmore Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 246th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elmore Road (BN2 9QS) in the last 12 months was 112.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elmore Road (BN2 9QS), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 125 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Morley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Richmond Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sussex Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sussex Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dorset Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Richmond Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Richmond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingswood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malthouse Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malthouse Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Leicester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | John Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grosvenor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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