Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 4AB
How much crime is recorded in BN1 4AB, 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
- 1,249 (2024)
BN1 4ABBrighton
How safe is BN1 4AB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 4AB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
141
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 4ABNational
Anti-social behaviour40.910.7
Violence and sexual offences33.123.6
Burglary17.89.1
Public order13.54.6
Shoplifting10.58.4
Other theft10.14.5
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Drugs6.32.4
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other crime3.31.5
Robbery1.81.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Theft from the person1.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.