Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 3AR
How much crime is recorded in BN2 3AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hanover
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,809 (2024)
BN2 3ARBrighton
How safe is BN2 3AR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 3AR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 3ARNational
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Burglary1.19.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Robbery0.11.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.