Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 5HW
How much crime is recorded in BN2 5HW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitehawk
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,449 (2024)
BN2 5HWBrighton
How safe is BN2 5HW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 5HW area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
59.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
112
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 5HWNational
Violence and sexual offences52.023.6
Anti-social behaviour21.310.7
Criminal damage and arson10.94.7
Burglary10.79.1
Public order9.34.6
Other theft4.24.5
Other crime3.41.5
Drugs3.12.4
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.