Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 2QA
How much crime is recorded in BN1 2QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brunswick
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,701 (2024)
BN1 2QABrighton
How safe is BN1 2QA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 2QA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 2QANational
Anti-social behaviour12.710.7
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Other theft5.34.5
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Public order4.24.6
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Burglary2.99.1
Drugs2.92.4
Shoplifting2.58.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.