Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN2 9ZQ
How much crime is recorded in BN2 9ZQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitehawk
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,577 (2024)
BN2 9ZQBrighton
How safe is BN2 9ZQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN2 9ZQ 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
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 9ZQNational
Violence and sexual offences28.623.6
Anti-social behaviour15.010.7
Burglary12.69.1
Public order5.54.6
Other theft5.14.5
Shoplifting3.88.4
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% 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.