Postcode district · Brighton
Crime in BN41
How much crime is recorded in BN41, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 28,896 (2024)
BN41Postcode district · Brighton
How safe is BN41
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN41, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).
BN41National
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Anti-social behaviour15.010.7
Shoplifting12.78.4
Public order5.64.6
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.