Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 4BL
How much crime is recorded in BN1 4BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Round Hill
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,655 (2024)
BN1 4BLBrighton
How safe is BN1 4BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 4BL area, well 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
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 4BLNational
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Burglary5.29.1
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs1.92.4
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 83% 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.