Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 4ST
How much crime is recorded in BN1 4ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Round Hill
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,583 (2024)
How safe is BN1 4ST
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 7.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 4ST area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 4STNational
Violence and sexual offences6.423.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Other theft2.74.5
Public order1.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Burglary0.29.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.