Total Crime Rate

112.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 112.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.0 9/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tilbury Way 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 Tilbury Way (BN2 9QU) 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 Tilbury Way (BN2 9QU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Tilbury Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thames Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Thames Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sussex Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sussex Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ashton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Leicester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Hill —

Data Sources

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