Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 6TF
How much crime is recorded in BN2 6TF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodingdean
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,425 (2024)
BN2 6TFBrighton
How safe is BN2 6TF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 6TF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 6TFNational
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.