Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 3AZ
How much crime is recorded in BN2 3AZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hanover
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,841 (2024)
How safe is BN2 3AZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 3AZ 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
29.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 3AZNational
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Other theft6.64.5
Public order6.54.6
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Burglary3.29.1
Drugs2.82.4
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.