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Crime in BN1 7EF

How much crime is recorded in BN1 7EF, 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)
Crime

How safe is BN1 7EF

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 7EF 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
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 7EFNational
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
Trend

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.

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