Seven Dials
Middle areaSouth west Brighton and Hove. 8,385 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Seven Dials live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Seven Dials
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Seven Dials at a rate of 87.7 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 |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 173 |
| Shoplifting | 172 |
| Other crime | 138 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 128 |
| Drug offences | 35 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 32 |
| Vehicle crime | 24 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Seven Dials compares
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Is Seven Dials safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Seven Dials at a rate of 87.7 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, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Seven Dials.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (173), shoplifting (172) and other crime (138).
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 Seven Dials alone. See Brighton and Hove
Seven Dials in brief
The median price paid for a home in Seven Dials was £334,000 in 2025.
Seven Dials had 8,466 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Seven Dials live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Seven Dials, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.