Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 5LU
How much crime is recorded in BN2 5LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitehawk
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,500 (2024)
BN2 5LUBrighton
How safe is BN2 5LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 5LU 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
60.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
122
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 5LUNational
Violence and sexual offences54.823.6
Anti-social behaviour20.110.7
Criminal damage and arson10.94.7
Public order10.24.6
Other theft9.04.5
Drugs5.42.4
Burglary4.59.1
Other crime4.31.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% 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.