Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 6PG
How much crime is recorded in BN1 6PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hollingbury
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,591 (2024)
BN1 6PGBrighton
How safe is BN1 6PG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 6PG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.3
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 6PGNational
Violence and sexual offences7.523.6
Burglary4.99.1
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Drugs1.72.4
Public order1.54.6
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other theft1.04.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.