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Crime in BN2 0

How much crime is recorded in BN2 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Brighton and Hove
Region
South East
Population
18,161 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN2 0

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN2 0, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
41.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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).

BN2 0National
Violence and sexual offences35.223.6
Anti-social behaviour22.410.7
Public order11.04.6
Burglary9.99.1
Other theft7.44.5
Shoplifting7.28.4
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Drugs4.62.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.91.5
Theft from the person1.72.1
Robbery1.51.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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