Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 6BL
How much crime is recorded in BN1 6BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Preston Park
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,590 (2024)
BN1 6BLBrighton
How safe is BN1 6BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 6BL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 6BLNational
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Violence and sexual offences6.823.6
Burglary5.39.1
Other theft4.14.5
Public order2.74.6
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.02.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 56% 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.