Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 3HQ
How much crime is recorded in BN2 3HQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Round Hill
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,964 (2024)
BN2 3HQBrighton
How safe is BN2 3HQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 3HQ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
156
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 3HQNational
Shoplifting58.38.4
Violence and sexual offences31.023.6
Anti-social behaviour19.410.7
Public order11.84.6
Burglary9.59.1
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Robbery6.61.4
Other theft6.44.5
Drugs5.32.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.