Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 2ES
How much crime is recorded in BN1 2ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Laine & the Lanes
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,763 (2024)
BN1 2ESBrighton
How safe is BN1 2ES
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 182.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 2ES area, 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
182.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
604
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).
BN1 2ESNational
Shoplifting167.98.4
Violence and sexual offences152.523.6
Burglary93.69.1
Anti-social behaviour88.010.7
Public order52.94.6
Other theft41.44.5
Drugs20.22.4
Theft from the person16.82.1
Criminal damage and arson16.74.7
Other crime13.41.5
Robbery9.41.4
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Possession of weapons4.90.9
Bicycle theft4.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.