Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 9NA
How much crime is recorded in BN2 9NA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St James's Street & Queen's Park
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,489 (2024)
BN2 9NABrighton
How safe is BN2 9NA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 9NA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
134
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 9NANational
Violence and sexual offences40.823.6
Anti-social behaviour37.210.7
Public order13.24.6
Drugs10.02.4
Other theft9.84.5
Burglary8.09.1
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Other crime2.21.5
Theft from the person2.02.1
Robbery1.91.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Shoplifting0.98.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.