Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 1PH
How much crime is recorded in BN2 1PH, 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
- 1,551 (2024)
BN2 1PHBrighton
How safe is BN2 1PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 80.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 1PH area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
80.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
257
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 1PHNational
Violence and sexual offences65.723.6
Shoplifting60.98.4
Anti-social behaviour45.710.7
Public order24.94.6
Other theft15.24.5
Burglary12.39.1
Drugs11.42.4
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Other crime4.41.5
Robbery3.61.4
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Bicycle theft2.91.0
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Theft from the person1.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.