Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 6TH
How much crime is recorded in BN2 6TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodingdean
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,379 (2024)
BN2 6THBrighton
How safe is BN2 6TH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 6TH 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
21.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 6THNational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Burglary3.89.1
Public order3.34.6
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other crime0.41.5
Drugs0.12.4
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.