Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 8XP
How much crime is recorded in BN1 8XP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Patcham West & Westdene
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,675 (2024)
BN1 8XPBrighton
How safe is BN1 8XP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 8XP 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
21.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 8XPNational
Shoplifting31.38.4
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Other theft12.94.5
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Public order9.04.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Drugs3.52.4
Robbery2.11.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Burglary1.39.1
Theft from the person1.12.1
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.