Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 2LA
How much crime is recorded in BN1 2LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brunswick
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,690 (2024)
BN1 2LABrighton
How safe is BN1 2LA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 85.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 2LA 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
85.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
259
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 2LANational
Anti-social behaviour72.810.7
Violence and sexual offences70.123.6
Public order27.44.6
Other theft20.04.5
Shoplifting18.48.4
Burglary17.99.1
Drugs12.12.4
Criminal damage and arson12.04.7
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Bicycle theft4.11.0
Theft from the person4.02.1
Other crime3.11.5
Robbery2.81.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.