Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN42 4ND
How much crime is recorded in BN42 4ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hillside
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,392 (2024)
BN42 4NDBrighton
How safe is BN42 4ND
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN42 4ND area, well 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
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 4NDNational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Public order3.24.6
Burglary2.89.1
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other crime1.11.5
Other theft0.74.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.