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Crime in Brighton and Hove by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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11,487crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+11%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Stanmerlowest rate50.5 per 1,000 a year
102.1middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Portslade Village (-6%), Hollingdean (-6%) and Whitehawk (-6%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1KemptownBN2 · 19,710 residents 275.8▲ 32%violence
2Queen's ParkBN2 · 32,648 residents 243.4▲ 25%violence
3Brighton Marina VillageBN2 · 6,063 residents 237.5▲ 1%anti-social behaviour
4BrightonBN1 · 111,332 residents 233.4▲ 11%violence
5BrunswickBN3 · 26,604 residents 219.5▲ 13%anti-social behaviour
6RoedeanBN2 · 24,887 residents 191.6▲ 12%violence
7HoveBN3 · 96,180 residents 165▲ 8%violence
8ColdeanBN1 · 7,534 residents 159.3▼ 4%violence
9WhitehawkBN2 · 14,230 residents 157.7▼ 6%violence
10Round HillBN1 · 39,220 residents 149.2▼ 1%violence
11Portslade by SeaBN41 · 70,583 residents 106.9▲ 6%violence
12OvingdeanBN2 · 1,647 residents 106.9▲ 7%violence
13HollingdeanBN1 · 20,182 residents 103.1▼ 6%violence
14AldringtonBN3 · 21,942 residents 102.8▲ 15%violence
15BevendeanBN2 · 11,326 residents 102.1▲ 38%violence
16HollingburyBN1 · 51,126 residents 92.6▲ 5%violence
17SouthwickBN42 · 48,577 residents 90.9▲ 4%violence
18HangletonBN3 · 15,294 residents 87.6▲ 1%violence
19Shoreham-by-SeaBN43 · 25,140 residents 86.1▲ 13%anti-social behaviour
20PeacehavenBN10 · 22,826 residents 84.1▲ 24%violence
21Portslade VillageBN41 · 14,978 residents 72.6▼ 6%violence
22WoodingdeanBN2 · 14,563 residents 67.8▲ 12%violence
23RottingdeanBN2 · 12,908 residents 64.5▲ 42%violence
24SaltdeanBN2 · 16,031 residents 60.6▲ 42%violence
25WestdeneBN1 · 8,062 residents 60.5▲ 39%violence
26PatchamBN1 · 44,226 residents 56.3▲ 3%violence
27Mile OakBN41 · 13,288 residents 52.1▲ 4%violence
28Telscombe CliffsBN10 · 11,852 residents 50.6▲ 9%violence
29StanmerBN1 · 6,495 residents 50.5▲ 9%anti-social behaviour

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Brighton and Hove have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Stanmer, Telscombe Cliffs, Mile Oak, Patcham and Westdene.

Which areas of Brighton and Hove have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Kemptown, Queen's Park, Brighton Marina Village, Brighton and Brunswick.

Is crime going up or down in Brighton and Hove?

Across Brighton and Hove, 11,487 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 11% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.