Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 4FA
How much crime is recorded in BN1 4FA, 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
- 2,848 (2024)
BN1 4FABrighton
How safe is BN1 4FA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 91.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 4FA area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
91.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
343
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 4FANational
Shoplifting108.18.4
Violence and sexual offences73.023.6
Anti-social behaviour60.310.7
Public order30.14.6
Burglary22.69.1
Other theft15.44.5
Criminal damage and arson15.04.7
Drugs10.92.4
Robbery6.31.4
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Bicycle theft4.41.0
Theft from the person3.62.1
Other crime3.11.5
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.