Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 4QN
How much crime is recorded in BN2 4QN, 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
- 1,797 (2024)
How safe is BN2 4QN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 4QN 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
27.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 4QNNational
Violence and sexual offences24.223.6
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Burglary7.49.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Public order3.54.6
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.