Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN41 2YP
How much crime is recorded in BN41 2YP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mile Oak
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,437 (2024)
BN41 2YPBrighton
How safe is BN41 2YP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN41 2YP 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
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 2YPNational
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Burglary4.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.