Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 5EF
How much crime is recorded in BN1 5EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Patcham West & Westdene
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,499 (2024)
BN1 5EFBrighton
How safe is BN1 5EF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 6.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 5EF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 5EFNational
Violence and sexual offences4.123.6
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery0.51.4
Public order0.54.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.