North Laine & the Lanes
Middle areaSouth Brighton and Hove. 11,001 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in North Laine & the Lanes live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in North Laine & the Lanes
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in North Laine & the Lanes at a rate of 899.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.0 per 1,000 people across Brighton and Hove.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 2,544 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2,318 |
| Other crime | 1,829 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1,809 |
| Drug offences | 375 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 358 |
| Theft from the person | 193 |
| Robbery | 187 |
| Burglary | 164 |
| Vehicle crime | 117 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How North Laine & the Lanes compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is North Laine & the Lanes safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in North Laine & the Lanes at a rate of 899.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.0 per 1,000 people across Brighton and Hove.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 1,029 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in North Laine & the Lanes.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (2,544), violence and sexual offences (2,318) and other crime (1,829).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Brighton and Hove
These figures are published for the whole of Brighton and Hove, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Brighton and Hove and not North Laine & the Lanes alone. See Brighton and Hove
North Laine & the Lanes in brief
The median price paid for a home in North Laine & the Lanes was £407,500 in 2025.
North Laine & the Lanes had 10,738 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in North Laine & the Lanes live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In North Laine & the Lanes, 77.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.