Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN42 4FT
How much crime is recorded in BN42 4FT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingston & Southwick
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,462 (2024)
BN42 4FTBrighton
How safe is BN42 4FT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN42 4FT 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
38.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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 4FTNational
Violence and sexual offences31.523.6
Anti-social behaviour30.610.7
Shoplifting8.28.4
Burglary8.19.1
Public order7.84.6
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Robbery1.71.4
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
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.