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Crime in BN2 4FA

How much crime is recorded in BN2 4FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West
Council
Brighton and Hove
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,799 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN2 4FA

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 4FA 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
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN2 4FANational
Violence and sexual offences24.723.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Public order8.54.6
Drugs4.52.4
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.24.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Burglary1.29.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.01.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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