Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 1EW
How much crime is recorded in BN2 1EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kemptown
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,580 (2024)
BN2 1EWBrighton
How safe is BN2 1EW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 1EW 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
47.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
115
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 1EWNational
Violence and sexual offences39.723.6
Anti-social behaviour24.810.7
Public order11.34.6
Other theft9.84.5
Burglary7.49.1
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Bicycle theft4.81.0
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other crime4.01.5
Drugs2.82.4
Theft from the person2.32.1
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.