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Crime in BN3 8

How much crime is recorded in BN3 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Brighton and Hove
Region
South East
Population
10,944 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN3 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN3 8, 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
24.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN3 8National
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Anti-social behaviour14.110.7
Shoplifting7.38.4
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order4.24.6
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs2.02.4
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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