Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN1 9JA
How much crime is recorded in BN1 9JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coldean & Moulsecoomb North
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,547 (2024)
BN1 9JABrighton
How safe is BN1 9JA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN1 9JA area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 9JANational
Violence and sexual offences31.523.6
Anti-social behaviour19.810.7
Public order9.64.6
Burglary9.59.1
Other theft4.14.5
Drugs3.72.4
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.