Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN42 4TR
How much crime is recorded in BN42 4TR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hillside
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,852 (2024)
BN42 4TRBrighton
How safe is BN42 4TR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN42 4TR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 4TRNational
Violence and sexual offences8.623.6
Burglary4.89.1
Other theft2.44.5
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Public order2.24.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Robbery0.71.4
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.