Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 8XT
How much crime is recorded in BN1 8XT, 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
- 1,575 (2024)
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How safe is BN1 8XT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 8XT 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
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 8XTNational
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Burglary3.59.1
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.24.5
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 50% 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.