Where to stay in Brighton and Hove

Every area rated for day and night, with the reasoning and the sources behind each rating.

🟢 Official crime data · Sussex Police, data.police.uk Day and night here are split by offence type, not by clock time: the police feed records no time of day, so “by day” weights shoplifting, theft and burglary and “at night” weights violence, robbery and anti-social behaviour. An area with a busy high street and quiet evenings can therefore read worse by day, and that is the offence mix, not a count of incidents seen at each hour. Each area page shows the figures behind both. Methodology →

For a short stay in Brighton and Hove: St. Peter's and North Laine and Preston Park. One area for each kind of trip, each shown with its own day and night rating — including where that rating says be careful. None of them is here because someone paid for it.

For a first visit St. Peter's and North Laine

Higher caution advisedday Higher caution advisednight

3 of the city's main sights are close enough to walk between. Still a practical base for a first visit: the rating is driven by shoplifting during the day and anti-social behaviour after dark, counted as a rate against the 17,669 people registered as living here rather than the far larger number who pass through. Take extra care, particularly after dark — that is what the rating is for, not a reason to stay out of the area. Find a place in St. Peter's and North Laine →

With family · Best rated overall Preston Park

Relatively saferday Relatively safernight

1 park within reach, and nothing here turns into a nightlife strip after dark. Find a place in Preston Park →

Compare all 21 wards

Ordered by how much each area differs from the rest of the city, not by rating — the unusual ones first. Click a column to sort it your way.

Area	Day	Night	Sights	Book
St. Peter's and North Laine	Higher caution advised	Higher caution advised	3	Book →
Regency	Higher caution advised	Higher caution advised	1	Book →
Central Hove	Higher caution advised	Average		Book →
Queen's Park	Average	Higher caution advised		Book →
East Brighton	Relatively safer	Higher caution advised	1	Book →
Rottingdean Coastal	Average	Relatively safer	1	Book →
Brunswick and Adelaide	Average	Relatively safer		Book →
Hangleton and Knoll	Relatively safer	Average		Book →
Moulsecoomb and Bevendean	Relatively safer	Average		Book →
South Portslade	Relatively safer	Average		Book →
Preston Park	Relatively safer	Relatively safer	1	Book →
Goldsmid	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Hanover and Elm Grove	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Hollingdean and Stanmer	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Hove Park	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
North Portslade	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Patcham	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Westbourne	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Wish	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Withdean	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →
Woodingdean	Relatively safer	Relatively safer		Book →