Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 8AA
How much crime is recorded in BN2 8AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rottingdean & Saltdean
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,001 (2024)
BN2 8AABrighton
How safe is BN2 8AA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 8AA area, well below 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
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 8AANational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Shoplifting9.88.4
Public order6.04.6
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Burglary1.79.1
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.