Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 3RY
How much crime is recorded in BN1 3RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Seven Dials
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,716 (2024)
BN1 3RYBrighton
How safe is BN1 3RY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 3RY 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
26.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 3RYNational
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Anti-social behaviour18.810.7
Burglary6.89.1
Other theft5.74.5
Drugs4.02.4
Public order3.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery1.11.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.