Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN42 4WP
How much crime is recorded in BN42 4WP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hillside
- Council
- Adur
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,515 (2024)
BN42 4WPBrighton
How safe is BN42 4WP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN42 4WP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 4WPNational
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Burglary7.99.1
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.71.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Other crime0.61.5
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.