Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 7AA
How much crime is recorded in BN1 7AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hollingdean & Moulsecoomb West
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,606 (2024)
BN1 7AABrighton
How safe is BN1 7AA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 7AA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
58.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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 7AANational
Violence and sexual offences47.023.6
Anti-social behaviour24.010.7
Burglary18.59.1
Criminal damage and arson13.74.7
Other theft10.84.5
Drugs7.42.4
Public order6.34.6
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Other crime3.21.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.