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BN1Postcode district

BN1 crime rate and crime map

Recorded crime in BN1 is 1.3 times the Brighton and Hove average and 1.5 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 2%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.

Brighton and Hove. 86,222 residents in 51 neighbourhoods.

Safety in the UK
2/10High crime
Safety in the world
6/10Average crime
Living
7.9/10Good
5-year change
+2%more crimes
vs the council
1.3×the Brighton and Hove average
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Safety and Living

Safety

Crime severity: 1.3× the Brighton and Hove average (1.5× the England and Wales average)

Crime only, by how serious it is. Compared with every postcode district. Higher is safer.

Living

Based on schools, transport, health, supermarkets, weighted by importance. Crime is not part of it. Higher is better.

Neighbourhoods by Safety

Tested: 79% of scores were within 1 point of what happened next. How we test

Brighton and Hove 029A: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeBrighton and Hove 002A: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeBrighton and Hove 002B: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeBrighton and Hove 008A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeBrighton and Hove 010A: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeBrighton and Hove 008B: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeBrighton and Hove 010B: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeBrighton and Hove 008C: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeBrighton and Hove 008D: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeBrighton and Hove 002C: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeBrighton and Hove 002D: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeBrighton and Hove 003A: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeBrighton and Hove 001A: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeBrighton and Hove 004A: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeBrighton and Hove 001B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBrighton and Hove 001C: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeBrighton and Hove 003B: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeBrighton and Hove 001D: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeBrighton and Hove 004B: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeBrighton and Hove 001E: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBrighton and Hove 014A: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeBrighton and Hove 014B: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeBrighton and Hove 010C: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBrighton and Hove 014C: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeBrighton and Hove 014D: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeBrighton and Hove 014E: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeBrighton and Hove 024A: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeBrighton and Hove 010D: Safety 9 out of 10, very low crimeBrighton and Hove 010E: Safety 9 out of 10, very low crimeBrighton and Hove 024B: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeBrighton and Hove 024C: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeBrighton and Hove 027A: no scoreBrighton and Hove 027B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBrighton and Hove 029D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBrighton and Hove 029E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBrighton and Hove 027C: no scoreBrighton and Hove 024D: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeBrighton and Hove 024E: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeBrighton and Hove 027E: no scoreBrighton and Hove 015E: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeBrighton and Hove 003C: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBrighton and Hove 003D: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeBrighton and Hove 003E: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBrighton and Hove 004C: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeBrighton and Hove 011B: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeBrighton and Hove 004D: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeBrighton and Hove 011C: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeBrighton and Hove 011D: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBrighton and Hove 011E: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeBrighton and Hove 027F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBrighton and Hove 027G: Safety 1 out of 10, high crime
1 = least safe, 10 = safest. Grey: no score. Select a neighbourhood to open it on the map.

3 neighbourhoods have no population figure, so they are not scored.

Crime over 5 years

Up 2% in 5 years Recorded crimes in BN1, anti-social behaviour left out.

Sep 2021 – Aug 2022: 11,774 crimesSep 2021 – Aug 202211,774Sep 2022 – Aug 2023: 12,053 crimesSep 2022 – Aug 202312,053Sep 2023 – Aug 2024: 12,387 crimesSep 2023 – Aug 202412,387Sep 2024 – Aug 2025: 12,516 crimesSep 2024 – Aug 202512,516Sep 2025 – Aug 2026: 11,978 crimesSep 2025 – Aug 202611,978

What is recorded

Crime severity: 1.3× the Brighton and Hove average (1.5× the England and Wales average). 134 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.

  • Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 57% of the harm here
  • Burglary: 11% of the harm here
  • Robbery: 9% of the harm here

Anti-social behaviour: 35 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.

Shops, transport, schools and health

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Scores use fixed distance bands, so they do not depend on other districts. Higher is better.

Supermarkets

Good accessScore 8 out of 10
  • Typical distance to a large supermarket: 1.2 km.
  • Sainsburys Brighton (Sainsburys), 1.6 km from the district centre
  • Sainsburys Lewes Rd (Sainsburys), 1.7 km from the district centre
  • M&S Brighton (Marks and Spencer), 2.5 km from the district centre

Transport

Good accessScore 8 out of 10
  • Typical number of bus stops within 400 m: 8.
  • Nearest railway station: London Road (Brighton) Rail Station, 980 m from the district centre
  • Nearest tram or metro stop: Sheffield Park (Bluebell Railway), 22.6 km from the district centre

Schools

Good schools nearbyScore 7 out of 10

Primary schools within 2 km

  • Middle Street Primary School: Good (graded inspection, 2024), 90 m away
  • St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School: Good (graded inspection, 2019), 110 m away
  • Downs Junior School: Good (graded inspection, 2023), 180 m away
  • St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School: Expected standard (report card, 2026), 200 m away
  • Coldean Primary School: Good (graded inspection, 2022), 210 m away

Secondary schools within 2 km

  • Dorothy Stringer School: Good (graded inspection, 2023), 280 m away
  • Patcham High School: Good (ungraded inspection, 2023), 300 m away
  • Varndean School: Good (graded inspection, 2022), 460 m away
  • Cardinal Newman Catholic School: Good (ungraded inspection, 2023), 690 m away

    Health

    Excellent accessScore 9 out of 10
    • Nearest GP surgery: THE HAVEN PRACTICE, 540 m from the district centre, CQC rating: Good, rated 2021
    • Nearest hospital with A&E: Royal Sussex County Hospital, 3.6 km from the district centre

    Crime by type

    Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.

    TypePer 1,000 a year
    Robbery2.1
    Burglary5.4
    Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences)44.1
    Drugs5.9
    Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons)2.0
    Other crime2.8
    Other theft14.8
    Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching)3.6
    Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into)6.2
    Criminal damage and arson (vandalism)10.7
    Public order14.0
    Bicycle theft4.5
    Shoplifting18.1

    How often crimes lead to a charge

    In BN1, 11% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).

    Violence and sexual offences: 9% chargedCharged or summonsed: 9%Caution or other action: 6%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 47%No suspect identified: 30%Still open: 9%Shoplifting: 16% chargedCharged or summonsed: 16%Caution or other action: 2%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 23%No suspect identified: 54%Still open: 6%Public order: 13% chargedCharged or summonsed: 13%Caution or other action: 2%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 33%No suspect identified: 43%Still open: 9%Other theft: 2% chargedCharged or summonsed: 2%Caution or other action: 1%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 10%No suspect identified: 81%Still open: 6%Criminal damage and arson: 6% chargedCharged or summonsed: 6%Caution or other action: 7%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 20%No suspect identified: 60%Still open: 7%Drugs: 27% chargedCharged or summonsed: 27%Caution or other action: 38%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 15%No suspect identified: 9%Still open: 12%Burglary: 13% chargedCharged or summonsed: 13%Caution or other action: 0%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 18%No suspect identified: 62%Still open: 7%Vehicle crime: 2% chargedCharged or summonsed: 2%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 6%No suspect identified: 88%Still open: 5%Other crime: 8% chargedCharged or summonsed: 8%Caution or other action: 44%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 21%No suspect identified: 15%Still open: 12%Theft from the person: 1% chargedCharged or summonsed: 1%Caution or other action: 2%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 8%No suspect identified: 82%Still open: 7%Bicycle theft: 2% chargedCharged or summonsed: 2%Caution or other action: 1%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 3%No suspect identified: 86%Still open: 9%Robbery: 12% chargedCharged or summonsed: 12%Caution or other action: 1%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 28%No suspect identified: 51%Still open: 9%Possession of weapons: 35% chargedCharged or summonsed: 35%Caution or other action: 5%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 32%No suspect identified: 17%Still open: 11%
    Show as a table
    TypeCrimesCharged or summonsedCaution or other actionSuspect found, not prosecutedNo suspect identifiedStill open
    Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences)4,0779%6%47%30%9%
    Shoplifting2,70016%2%23%54%6%
    Public order1,39513%2%33%43%9%
    Other theft1,1122%1%10%81%6%
    Criminal damage and arson (vandalism)8186%7%20%60%7%
    Drugs63627%38%15%9%12%
    Burglary40113%0%18%62%7%
    Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into)3922%0%6%88%5%
    Other crime3208%44%21%15%12%
    Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching)3011%2%8%82%7%
    Bicycle theft1872%1%3%86%9%
    Robbery18112%1%28%51%9%
    Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons)15535%5%32%17%11%

    Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 8% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.

    Trend over the years

    Crime severity per resident (sentence-days of the crimes recorded each year). Hatched bars are years with fewer than twelve months of data for most residents.

    201621.5201722.4201821.9201925.3202021.0202120.7202222.6202323.5202423.2202523.4202623.3

    Last 12 months: 22.8 against a 10-year average of 22.7, 1% higher.

    Recorded crime in BN1 is 1.3 times the Brighton and Hove average and 1.5 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 2%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
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    Questions about crime in BN1

    Is BN1 a safe place to live?
    BN1 scores 2 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every postcode district in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.3 times the Brighton and Hove average.
    Is crime going up or down in BN1?
    Up 2% over 5 years, from 11,774 recorded crimes a year to 11,978.
    What is the most common crime in BN1?
    The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 44 per 1,000 residents a year.
    How does crime in BN1 compare with Brighton and Hove?
    Crime severity in BN1 is 1.3 times the Brighton and Hove average.
    How often does crime lead to a charge in BN1?
    In BN1, 11% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 47% were closed without a suspect being identified.
    How many burglaries are solved in BN1?
    Of 401 burglaries reported in BN1 between September 2024 and August 2025, 13% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 62% were closed with no suspect identified.

    Towns

    Council: Brighton and Hove

    Other BN postcode districts

    Every UK postcode district

    Town-centre neighbourhoods

    Few people live in these areas but many shop, work and go out there, so crime per resident looks far higher than the risk to someone living there. They have no Safety score, because compared with residential areas the number would mislead; their crime figures are still shown.