Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 8LA
How much crime is recorded in BN1 8LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Patcham East
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,561 (2024)
BN1 8LABrighton
How safe is BN1 8LA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 8LA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 8LANational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Burglary4.39.1
Other theft2.44.5
Public order2.14.6
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.