Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 7JA
How much crime is recorded in BN1 7JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fiveways
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,825 (2024)
BN1 7JABrighton
How safe is BN1 7JA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 7JA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 7JANational
Violence and sexual offences10.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Burglary6.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft1.74.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.32.4
Public order1.34.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.