Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 4JA
How much crime is recorded in BN2 4JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bevendean & Moulsecoomb East
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,519 (2024)
BN2 4JABrighton
How safe is BN2 4JA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 4JA area, below 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
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 4JANational
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Burglary10.49.1
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Public order5.44.6
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other theft3.84.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.