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Crime · Kemp Town
Reported crime in central Kemp Town
7,306 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 171 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
7,306
Rate / 1,000
171
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2,431 | 33% |
| Anti social behaviour | 1,584 | 22% |
| Public order | 689 | 9% |
| Other theft | 543 | 7% |
| Shoplifting | 491 | 7% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 445 | 6% |
| Drugs | 304 | 4% |
| Vehicle crime | 157 | 2% |
| Other crime | 152 | 2% |
| Burglary | 150 | 2% |
| Robbery | 94 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 92 | 1% |
| Possession of weapons | 88 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 86 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 196 | 171 | 172 | 186 | 212 | 175 | 196 | 158 | 224 | 232 | 267 | 242 | 2431 |
| Anti social behaviour | 86 | 102 | 87 | 71 | 92 | 103 | 154 | 134 | 171 | 214 | 219 | 151 | 1584 |
| Public order | 65 | 56 | 45 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 73 | 70 | 60 | 74 | 73 | 689 |
| Other theft | 42 | 50 | 39 | 35 | 44 | 37 | 47 | 39 | 37 | 54 | 68 | 51 | 543 |
| Shoplifting | 42 | 27 | 35 | 27 | 32 | 44 | 47 | 59 | 61 | 43 | 41 | 33 | 491 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 31 | 32 | 38 | 42 | 34 | 28 | 49 | 34 | 36 | 46 | 47 | 28 | 445 |
| Drugs | 36 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 35 | 22 | 28 | 18 | 21 | 32 | 304 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 157 |
| Other crime | 20 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 152 |
| Burglary | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 150 |
| Robbery | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 94 |
| Bicycle theft | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 92 | |
| Possession of weapons | 6 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 88 |
| Theft from the person | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 86 |
| Total | 585 | 524 | 508 | 469 | 526 | 519 | 645 | 593 | 681 | 742 | 816 | 698 | 7306 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Kemp Town, Sept 2025 to Aug 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 42,782.