Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 1HS
How much crime is recorded in BN2 1HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kemptown
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,459 (2024)
BN2 1HSBrighton
How safe is BN2 1HS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 1HS area, broadly in line with 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
33.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 1HSNational
Violence and sexual offences30.923.6
Burglary14.69.1
Public order9.54.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Other theft4.04.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Shoplifting2.28.4
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime1.71.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Robbery0.81.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 88% 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.