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Crime in BN50 8

How much crime is recorded in BN50 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Brighton and Hove
Region
South East
Population
1,751 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN50 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 94.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN50 8, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
94.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
349
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN50 8National
Shoplifting81.78.4
Anti-social behaviour76.710.7
Violence and sexual offences72.923.6
Public order33.94.6
Burglary33.29.1
Other theft18.34.5
Drugs15.52.4
Criminal damage and arson12.84.7
Robbery8.51.4
Other crime6.51.5
Theft from the person5.62.1
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Bicycle theft3.21.0
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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