Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 6DD
How much crime is recorded in BN2 6DD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodingdean
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,580 (2024)
BN2 6DDBrighton
How safe is BN2 6DD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 6DD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 6DDNational
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Violence and sexual offences8.823.6
Burglary6.19.1
Drugs2.22.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.74.6
Shoplifting1.68.4
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.