Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 2PS
How much crime is recorded in BN1 2PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brunswick
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,657 (2024)
BN1 2PSBrighton
How safe is BN1 2PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 2PS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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 2PSNational
Violence and sexual offences33.623.6
Anti-social behaviour30.010.7
Burglary8.89.1
Public order8.44.6
Other theft6.84.5
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Drugs4.82.4
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.81.5
Theft from the person1.62.1
Shoplifting1.38.4
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.