Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 6SR
How much crime is recorded in BN1 6SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Withdean Woods
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,654 (2024)
BN1 6SRBrighton
How safe is BN1 6SR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 6SR 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
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 6SRNational
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Burglary2.79.1
Drugs2.62.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order2.44.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other theft1.34.5
Robbery1.01.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% 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.