Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 5HD
How much crime is recorded in BN1 5HD, 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
- 1,515 (2024)
BN1 5HDBrighton
How safe is BN1 5HD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 5HD 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
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 5HDNational
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Public order2.24.6
Other theft1.74.5
Burglary1.79.1
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.21.5
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.