Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN41 2RX
How much crime is recorded in BN41 2RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mile Oak
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,463 (2024)
BN41 2RXBrighton
How safe is BN41 2RX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN41 2RX area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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).
BN41 2RXNational
Shoplifting39.08.4
Violence and sexual offences25.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order5.04.6
Other theft4.84.5
Burglary2.89.1
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.