Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 8TP
How much crime is recorded in BN1 8TP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Patcham East
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,614 (2024)
BN1 8TPBrighton
How safe is BN1 8TP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 8TP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 8TPNational
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft4.54.5
Burglary3.49.1
Public order2.14.6
Shoplifting1.88.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.51.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.