Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 6BB
How much crime is recorded in BN2 6BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodingdean
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,625 (2024)
BN2 6BBBrighton
How safe is BN2 6BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 6BB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 6BBNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Burglary12.09.1
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Other theft7.24.5
Public order4.74.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Shoplifting3.58.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.