Published violence and sexual offences rates, Brighton (Sussex Police area)

Postcode districts and sectors ranked by published violence and sexual offences records per 1,000 Census 2021 residents, September 2025 to August 2026. Counts sit beside every rate.

These are published crime rates, not safety ratings. Expect city centres, stations and big shopping areas near the top: many people visit, few live there, and a residents-only rate counts the visitors' records against the residents alone. Published locations are approximate; they are snapped to anonymous map points before release, and each record is assigned to its nearest postcode, so records near a boundary can fall in the next area. Areas with fewer than 5,000 residents, and areas inside a force publication gap, are not ranked. Rates cover England and Wales only. How rankings are built.

Highest published rates

Rank of 60	District	Per 1,000 residents	Records
1	BN21 26,312 residents	78.6	2,067
2	BN9 13,902 residents	61.9	861
3	TN34 30,447 residents	56.3	1,714
4	TN37 20,684 residents	50.7	1,048
5	BN11 34,454 residents	49.2	1,694
6	BN1 84,844 residents	48.8	4,144
7	PO19 33,558 residents	45.7	1,532
8	RH11 60,298 residents	40.8	2,459
9	BN2 94,279 residents	39.5	3,724
10	BN17 33,136 residents	39.4	1,305
11	TN38 28,929 residents	36.4	1,052
12	BN22 33,568 residents	36.0	1,207
13	PO21 43,422 residents	35.8	1,556
14	RH10 73,965 residents	35.4	2,622
15	TN40 18,099 residents	34.1	617
16	BN18 14,247 residents	30.3	432
17	BN7 20,303 residents	29.9	607
18	TN31 14,057 residents	29.2	410
19	BN23 28,612 residents	28.5	816
20	TN35 17,676 residents	28.0	495

Lowest published rates

Rank of 60	District	Per 1,000 residents	Records
60	BN44 10,015 residents	9.3	93
59	GU28 6,899 residents	10.1	70
58	TN19 5,224 residents	11.5	60
57	GU29 9,920 residents	13.3	132
56	RH13 40,080 residents	15.2	609
55	BN8 16,083 residents	15.5	249
54	RH20 26,438 residents	15.7	416
53	BN26 13,169 residents	15.9	210
52	BN43 24,263 residents	16.2	394
51	TN5 8,764 residents	16.4	144
50	RH17 20,499 residents	16.4	337
49	RH14 16,940 residents	16.5	280
48	BN16 29,836 residents	17.1	509
47	TN21 16,942 residents	17.2	292
46	TN32 5,220 residents	17.6	92
45	TN6 25,624 residents	17.6	452
44	RH16 39,223 residents	18.2	712
43	BN25 23,958 residents	18.2	437
42	BN10 19,913 residents	18.6	371
41	TN22 27,537 residents	18.7	515

Postcode sectors: highest published rates

Rank of 170	Sector	Per 1,000 residents	Records
1	BN21 3 6,245 residents	159.2	994
2	TN34 1 5,995 residents	145.1	870
3	BN11 1 5,066 residents	104.6	530
4	PO21 1 5,849 residents	101.2	592
5	RH10 1 9,318 residents	95.7	892
6	BN2 1 10,199 residents	77.6	791
7	BN1 4 8,663 residents	72.8	631
8	BN11 3 5,069 residents	72.4	367
9	BN17 5 6,762 residents	68.5	463
10	RH11 7 14,411 residents	59.6	859
11	BN2 5 13,213 residents	55.2	730
12	TN37 6 9,607 residents	53.4	513
13	BN9 9 9,752 residents	53.2	519
14	RH12 1 9,263 residents	52.1	483
15	BN22 7 5,978 residents	49.7	297
16	BN22 9 7,641 residents	48.7	372
17	TN34 3 11,549 residents	48.4	559
18	TN37 7 11,077 residents	48.3	535
19	BN2 0 6,584 residents	45.4	299
20	TN31 7 7,159 residents	42.5	304

Postcode sectors: lowest published rates

Rank of 170	Sector	Per 1,000 residents	Records
170	RH13 0 5,546 residents	9.2	51
169	BN44 3 10,015 residents	9.3	93
168	BN16 2 6,848 residents	9.3	64
167	RH13 9 10,269 residents	9.9	102
166	BN1 5 10,579 residents	10.4	110
165	RH20 2 7,011 residents	10.7	75
164	RH12 5 9,670 residents	11.5	111
163	TN19 7 5,224 residents	11.5	60
162	BN6 8 9,390 residents	11.7	110
161	TN6 1 8,249 residents	11.9	98
160	BN20 9 5,081 residents	12.0	61
159	RH14 0 6,027 residents	12.1	73
158	RH13 8 6,052 residents	12.2	74
157	BN16 1 6,865 residents	12.2	84
156	BN26 5 6,041 residents	12.2	74
155	BN14 0 5,713 residents	12.4	71
154	BN8 4 6,186 residents	13.1	81
153	PO21 4 7,322 residents	13.2	97
152	RH16 1 7,606 residents	13.4	102
151	RH10 7 17,629 residents	13.6	239

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