Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 7AE
How much crime is recorded in BN1 7AE, 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
- 1,545 (2024)
BN1 7AEBrighton
How safe is BN1 7AE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 7AE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 7AENational
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Criminal damage and arson9.84.7
Other theft4.24.5
Burglary3.79.1
Public order2.54.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery1.01.4
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% 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.