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Crime in BN1 3

How much crime is recorded in BN1 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Brighton and Hove
Region
South East
Population
22,228 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN1 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 66.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN1 3, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
66.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
220
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 3National
Shoplifting55.88.4
Violence and sexual offences54.023.6
Anti-social behaviour41.710.7
Public order19.84.6
Burglary14.49.1
Other theft14.44.5
Drugs8.72.4
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Theft from the person5.12.1
Other crime4.41.5
Robbery4.31.4
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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