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Crime in BN1 1

How much crime is recorded in BN1 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Brighton and Hove
Region
South East
Population
6,735 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN1 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 126.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN1 1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
126.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
413
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).

BN1 1National
Violence and sexual offences103.223.6
Shoplifting96.48.4
Anti-social behaviour74.810.7
Burglary40.29.1
Public order38.94.6
Other theft26.64.5
Drugs15.62.4
Criminal damage and arson13.04.7
Theft from the person9.82.1
Other crime8.11.5
Robbery7.31.4
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Possession of weapons3.80.9
Bicycle theft3.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
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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