Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN42 4PR
How much crime is recorded in BN42 4PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hillside
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,327 (2024)
BN42 4PRBrighton
How safe is BN42 4PR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN42 4PR 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 4PRNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Burglary3.19.1
Public order2.24.6
Drugs1.82.4
Other theft1.64.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime0.91.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.