Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 3RF
How much crime is recorded in BN1 3RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Seven Dials
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,441 (2024)
BN1 3RFBrighton
How safe is BN1 3RF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 3RF area, less than half 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
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 3RFNational
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Other theft3.34.5
Burglary2.79.1
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs2.22.4
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 73% 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.