Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 5DN
How much crime is recorded in BN1 5DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Preston Park
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,887 (2024)
BN1 5DNBrighton
How safe is BN1 5DN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 5DN 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
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 5DNNational
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Burglary6.19.1
Other theft5.24.5
Public order4.24.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs2.32.4
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.