Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 7EB
How much crime is recorded in BN1 7EB, 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
- 1,809 (2024)
How safe is BN1 7EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 7EB area, broadly in line with 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
33.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 7EBNational
Anti-social behaviour30.910.7
Violence and sexual offences27.123.6
Public order9.24.6
Burglary9.19.1
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Other theft6.44.5
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.