Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 3HJ
How much crime is recorded in BN1 3HJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Laine & the Lanes
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,641 (2024)
BN1 3HJBrighton
How safe is BN1 3HJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 3HJ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
BN1 3HJNational
Anti-social behaviour25.810.7
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Shoplifting17.58.4
Public order11.64.6
Drugs7.32.4
Other theft6.24.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Burglary3.39.1
Robbery2.51.4
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.