Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 7GE
How much crime is recorded in BN2 7GE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rottingdean & Saltdean
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,519 (2024)
BN2 7GEBrighton
How safe is BN2 7GE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 6.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 7GE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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 7GENational
Burglary5.29.1
Violence and sexual offences4.723.6
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other crime1.11.5
Other theft0.94.5
Public order0.54.6
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.22.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.