Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 8UG
How much crime is recorded in BN1 8UG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Patcham East
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,412 (2024)
BN1 8UGBrighton
How safe is BN1 8UG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 8UG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 8UGNational
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Public order3.74.6
Burglary2.09.1
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.