Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 8AT
How much crime is recorded in BN2 8AT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rottingdean & Saltdean
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,878 (2024)
BN2 8ATBrighton
How safe is BN2 8AT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 8AT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 8ATNational
Violence and sexual offences7.723.6
Burglary3.39.1
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other crime1.71.5
Other theft1.44.5
Public order1.04.6
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.41.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Drugs0.12.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% 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.