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Crime in BN1 7

How much crime is recorded in BN1 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Brighton and Hove
Region
South East
Population
10,982 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN1 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN1 7, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN1 7National
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Anti-social behaviour19.510.7
Shoplifting10.08.4
Burglary9.49.1
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Public order5.44.6
Other theft5.44.5
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.

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