Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 6LB
How much crime is recorded in BN2 6LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodingdean
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,753 (2024)
BN2 6LBBrighton
How safe is BN2 6LB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 6LB 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
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 6LBNational
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Public order1.64.6
Burglary1.39.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.