Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 4BQ
How much crime is recorded in BN2 4BQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elm Grove & Bear Road
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,682 (2024)
BN2 4BQBrighton
How safe is BN2 4BQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 4BQ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 4BQNational
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Public order3.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.12.4
Burglary0.79.1
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.11.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.