Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 0BU
How much crime is recorded in BN2 0BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elm Grove & Bear Road
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,387 (2024)
BN2 0BUBrighton
How safe is BN2 0BU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 0BU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BN2 0BUNational
Violence and sexual offences6.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.01.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Public order0.24.6
Shoplifting0.08.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.