Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 0YT
How much crime is recorded in BN2 0YT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Roedean & Marina
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,815 (2024)
How safe is BN2 0YT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 0YT area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 0YTNational
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Anti-social behaviour21.810.7
Public order10.04.6
Other theft7.74.5
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Burglary3.39.1
Shoplifting3.18.4
Other crime2.61.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.