Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN42 4BF
How much crime is recorded in BN42 4BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingston & Southwick
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,606 (2024)
BN42 4BFBrighton
How safe is BN42 4BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN42 4BF 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
38.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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).
BN42 4BFNational
Violence and sexual offences31.723.6
Anti-social behaviour30.410.7
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Public order6.84.6
Burglary5.99.1
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs2.92.4
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.