Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 9YR
How much crime is recorded in BN2 9YR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elm Grove & Bear Road
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,724 (2024)
BN2 9YRBrighton
How safe is BN2 9YR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 9YR 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 9YRNational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Drugs4.32.4
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.54.5
Burglary2.19.1
Public order1.54.6
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Other crime0.11.5
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.