Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 5GX
How much crime is recorded in BN2 5GX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitehawk
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,613 (2024)
BN2 5GXBrighton
How safe is BN2 5GX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 86.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 5GX area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
86.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
170
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 5GXNational
Violence and sexual offences76.523.6
Anti-social behaviour39.710.7
Other theft13.04.5
Public order12.14.6
Criminal damage and arson9.74.7
Burglary8.09.1
Drugs4.42.4
Other crime4.21.5
Possession of weapons3.50.9
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.