Living in Brighton and Hove
Police recorded 102 crimes per 1,000 residents in Brighton and Hove in the year to April 2026, above the average of 82 across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Homes sell for a median of about £5,374 per m², well above the typical council in England and Wales (£3,342). 14.9% of households rent from the council or a housing association, below the UK average of 17.5%. About 9.2% of homes are in areas where road or rail noise reaches 65 dB, against 6.9% across Great Britain. 60% of homes are within a five-minute walk of a public park (Great Britain: 56%).
Brighton and Hove at a glance
| Measure | Brighton and Hove | Comparison | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social housing (share of households) | 14.9% | UK 17.5% | 175th highest of 374 |
| Recorded crime per 1,000 residents | 102 | E, W & NI 82 | 47th highest of 327 |
| Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents | 23 | E, W & NI 16 | |
| Homes in areas with 65 dB+ road or rail noise | 9.2% | GB 6.9% | 315th quietest of 363 |
| Homes within 400 m of a public park | 60% | GB 56% | 116th of 363 |
| Homes within 400 m of a play space | 57% | GB 60% | |
| Median house price per m² | £5,374 | E&W council median £3,342 | 41st highest of 314 |
| Schools rated Good or Outstanding | 84% | E&W 87% | |
| Median broadband speed available | 1,000 Mbit/s | Council median 1,000 Mbit/s |
How much crime is there in Brighton and Hove?
From May 2025 to April 2026, police recorded 28,129 crimes in Brighton and Hove — 102 per 1,000 residents, above the average of 82 across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and the 47th highest of 327 councils. That is 5% fewer than in the previous 12 months. The most common offences were violence and sexual offences (37%), shoplifting (16%) and public order (11%). Police also logged 6,455 incidents of anti-social behaviour (23 per 1,000 residents).
Rates are per resident, so council areas with busy city centres, shopping or nightlife districts show higher rates than residents alone would suggest. See where crime is recorded on the map →
How much social housing is there in Brighton and Hove?
Brighton and Hove ranks 175th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 121,381 households, 18,057 are social homes (14.9%) — renting from the council or a housing association, according to the 2021–22 Census.
How does Brighton and Hove compare with the UK average?
At -2.6 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, Brighton and Hove sits below the national level.
How noisy is Brighton and Hove?
In Brighton and Hove, about 9.2% of homes are in areas where modelled road or rail noise reaches 65 dB Lden or more — the level Defra and the WHO treat as high. The Great Britain average is 6.9%, and Brighton and Hove is the 315th quietest of 363 councils mapped.
Estimated from the official strategic noise maps: the share of each census area at 65 dB or more, weighted by its households. See noisy roads and railways on the map →
How close are parks in Brighton and Hove?
60% of homes in Brighton and Hove are within 400 m — about a five-minute walk — of a public park or garden, and 57% are that close to a children's play space. Across Great Britain the figures are 56% and 60%, which puts Brighton and Hove 116th of 363 councils for access to a park.
Straight-line distance from the centre of each census area to the edge of the nearest site in OS Open Greenspace, weighted by households. See parks and play spaces on the map →
Schools, prices and more in Brighton and Hove
What the map's other datasets say about Brighton and Hove.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, Brighton and Hove has 82 schools — 70 state-funded and 12 independent. That includes 47 primary and 10 secondary schools. Of the 25 with a published Ofsted grade, 84% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 189 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in Brighton and Hove, offering about 7,225 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in Brighton and Hove sits in decile 6 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 17% of its 165 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £5,374 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
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Sources: 2021–22 Census (social housing); data.police.uk, May 2025 to April 2026 (crime); strategic noise maps, Round 4 (noise); OS Open Greenspace (parks) · Page updated 27 September 2026 · Download the data (CSV, all 374 councils).