Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 8UP
How much crime is recorded in BN1 8UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Patcham East
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,675 (2024)
BN1 8UPBrighton
How safe is BN1 8UP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 8UP 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
10.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 8UPNational
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Burglary1.69.1
Public order1.24.6
Drugs0.72.4
Other theft0.54.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 87% 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.