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Crime in BN1 2

How much crime is recorded in BN1 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Brighton and Hove
Region
South East
Population
10,203 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN1 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 100.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN1 2, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
100.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
336
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN1 2National
Violence and sexual offences81.623.6
Shoplifting77.88.4
Anti-social behaviour62.610.7
Public order31.04.6
Burglary27.09.1
Other theft22.04.5
Drugs13.22.4
Criminal damage and arson11.54.7
Theft from the person7.42.1
Other crime6.81.5
Robbery5.81.4
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Bicycle theft3.11.0
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 10% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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