Postcode district · Brighton
Crime in BN45
How much crime is recorded in BN45, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Mid Sussex
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 1,748 (2024)
BN45Postcode district · Brighton
How safe is BN45
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN45, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
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).
BN45National
Shoplifting46.58.4
Burglary23.79.1
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Other theft9.24.5
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Public order5.54.6
Drugs3.32.4
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime2.51.5
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 61% 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.