Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 0HA
How much crime is recorded in BN2 0HA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St James's Street & Queen's Park
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,783 (2024)
BN2 0HABrighton
How safe is BN2 0HA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 0HA area, well 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
53.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
134
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 0HANational
Violence and sexual offences45.023.6
Anti-social behaviour30.310.7
Public order13.44.6
Drugs11.62.4
Other theft11.24.5
Burglary7.59.1
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Other crime4.51.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Robbery2.21.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.