Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 1GG
How much crime is recorded in BN2 1GG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Roedean & Marina
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,956 (2024)
BN2 1GGBrighton
How safe is BN2 1GG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 1GG 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
29.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
132
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 1GGNational
Shoplifting56.48.4
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Anti-social behaviour19.210.7
Public order10.94.6
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Other theft4.44.5
Burglary4.19.1
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Robbery2.81.4
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.