Postcode area · Brighton
Crime in BN
How much crime is recorded in BN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 881,442 (2024)
BNPostcode area · Brighton
How safe is BN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.5
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).
BNNational
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Anti-social behaviour15.310.7
Shoplifting12.48.4
Public order5.64.6
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft4.04.5
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.