Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 0FF
How much crime is recorded in BN2 0FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitehawk
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,395 (2024)
BN2 0FFBrighton
How safe is BN2 0FF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 0FF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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 0FFNational
Anti-social behaviour30.610.7
Violence and sexual offences30.123.6
Criminal damage and arson13.34.7
Burglary12.09.1
Public order5.94.6
Other theft4.34.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.