Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 5PL
How much crime is recorded in BN1 5PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Preston Park
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,568 (2024)
BN1 5PLBrighton
How safe is BN1 5PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 5PL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 5PLNational
Anti-social behaviour15.710.7
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Burglary4.99.1
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs2.12.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery0.81.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.