Postcode sector · Brighton
Crime in BN2 2
How much crime is recorded in BN2 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 17,505 (2024)
BN2 2Postcode sector · Brighton
How safe is BN2 2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN2 2, above 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
38.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences32.523.6
Anti-social behaviour19.510.7
Public order9.84.6
Burglary7.69.1
Other theft6.64.5
Drugs5.52.4
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Shoplifting3.38.4
Theft from the person1.82.1
Robbery1.71.4
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% 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.