Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 8EN
How much crime is recorded in BN2 8EN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,319 (2024)
BN2 8ENBrighton
How safe is BN2 8EN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 8EN 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
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 8ENNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Public order4.84.6
Burglary3.69.1
Other theft1.54.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 59% 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.