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Crime in BN1 5

How much crime is recorded in BN1 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Brighton and Hove
Region
South East
Population
15,502 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN1 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN1 5, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
13.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN1 5National
Violence and sexual offences10.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Burglary3.59.1
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.14.6
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% 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.

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