Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 6DN
How much crime is recorded in BN1 6DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Preston Park
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,160 (2024)
BN1 6DNBrighton
How safe is BN1 6DN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 6DN 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
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 6DNNational
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Burglary6.49.1
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order2.84.6
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.