Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 3BL
How much crime is recorded in BN1 3BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Seven Dials
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,544 (2024)
BN1 3BLBrighton
How safe is BN1 3BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 3BL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 3BLNational
Anti-social behaviour18.410.7
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Public order5.84.6
Other theft4.84.5
Drugs4.42.4
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Burglary3.19.1
Other crime1.71.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.