Total Crime Rate

385.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 385.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 132.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.0 10/10
  • Public order 31.1 10/10
  • Other theft 27.2 10/10
  • Drugs 23.4 10/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sussex Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 50th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sussex Street (BN2 9QW) in the last 12 months was 385.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 144.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Street (BN2 9QW), 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 Sussex Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malthouse Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carlton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thames Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grand Parade Mews Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Belgrave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Belgrave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dorset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ivory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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