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Crime in BN41 2

How much crime is recorded in BN41 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Brighton and Hove
Region
South East
Population
16,855 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN41 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN41 2, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN41 2National
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Shoplifting9.78.4
Public order5.24.6
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Burglary3.29.1
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% 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.

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