Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 9NB
How much crime is recorded in BN2 9NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hanover
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,924 (2024)
How safe is BN2 9NB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 9NB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 9NBNational
Violence and sexual offences26.823.6
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Drugs10.72.4
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Other theft5.94.5
Public order4.44.6
Robbery2.21.4
Burglary2.19.1
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.