Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 6GN
How much crime is recorded in BN1 6GN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fiveways
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,517 (2024)
BN1 6GNBrighton
How safe is BN1 6GN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 6GN 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
10.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 6GNNational
Burglary8.19.1
Violence and sexual offences6.823.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Drugs2.32.4
Public order1.54.6
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.21.5
Other theft1.14.5
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.