Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 7BL
How much crime is recorded in BN1 7BL, 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
- 2,543 (2024)
BN1 7BLBrighton
How safe is BN1 7BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 7BL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
122
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 7BLNational
Shoplifting31.28.4
Violence and sexual offences29.423.6
Anti-social behaviour28.010.7
Public order9.04.6
Burglary7.89.1
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Other theft6.44.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.92.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.