Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 4LP
How much crime is recorded in BN2 4LP, 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
- 1,590 (2024)
BN2 4LPBrighton
How safe is BN2 4LP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 4LP 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
30.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 4LPNational
Violence and sexual offences26.723.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Burglary6.89.1
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft3.44.5
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.