Total Crime Rate

212.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 212.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 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

John Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 115th highest crime rate of 815 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 John Street (BN2 9RB) in the last 12 months was 212.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 104.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (BN2 9RB), 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 John Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Parade Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Place
Sep 2025Burglary York Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order York Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malthouse Lane
Sep 2025Robbery York Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery York Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery York Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Circus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Circus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Circus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Circus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Circus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Carlton Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Newhaven Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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