Postcode district · Brighton and Hove
Crime in BN88
How much crime is recorded in BN88, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 5,421 (2024)
BN88Postcode district · Brighton and Hove
How safe is BN88
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 65.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN88, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
65.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
217
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).
BN88National
Shoplifting51.38.4
Violence and sexual offences51.223.6
Anti-social behaviour48.710.7
Public order20.94.6
Burglary16.59.1
Other theft13.14.5
Drugs11.22.4
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Robbery4.81.4
Other crime4.71.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Theft from the person3.42.1
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.