Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 8GP
How much crime is recorded in BN1 8GP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Patcham East
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,551 (2024)
BN1 8GPBrighton
How safe is BN1 8GP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 8GP area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
141
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 8GPNational
Violence and sexual offences44.623.6
Public order22.84.6
Drugs21.12.4
Shoplifting14.38.4
Criminal damage and arson12.84.7
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Other theft7.74.5
Burglary6.59.1
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 45% 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.