Total Crime Rate
112.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tarner 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 Tarner Road (BN2 9QT) 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 Tarner Road (BN2 9QT), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grosvenor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | John Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | John Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thames Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thames Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ivory Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivory Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elmore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Blaker Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montreal Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Morley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Scotland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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