Postcode district · Brighton
Crime in BN1
How much crime is recorded in BN1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 106,138 (2024)
BN1Postcode district · Brighton
How safe is BN1
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN1, 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
37.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
112
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).
BN1National
Violence and sexual offences29.923.6
Shoplifting27.88.4
Anti-social behaviour22.410.7
Public order9.64.6
Burglary9.19.1
Other theft7.44.5
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Drugs4.72.4
Theft from the person2.72.1
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Robbery2.21.4
Other crime2.11.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.