Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 5WB
How much crime is recorded in BN2 5WB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Roedean & Marina
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,356 (2024)
How safe is BN2 5WB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 5WB 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
29.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 5WBNational
Anti-social behaviour24.410.7
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Other theft11.34.5
Burglary9.49.1
Public order7.44.6
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Shoplifting5.18.4
Other crime3.61.5
Drugs3.62.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Robbery1.81.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
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.