Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 8AG
How much crime is recorded in BN1 8AG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hollingbury
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,918 (2024)
BN1 8AGBrighton
How safe is BN1 8AG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 6.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 8AG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 8AGNational
Violence and sexual offences5.023.6
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Public order2.04.6
Other theft1.44.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Burglary0.39.1
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.