West Blatchington
Middle areaWest Brighton and Hove. 7,570 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in West Blatchington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in West Blatchington
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Blatchington at a rate of 34.7 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 | 69 |
| Other crime | 61 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 50 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 26 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Shoplifting | 12 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How West Blatchington compares
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Is West Blatchington safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Blatchington at a rate of 34.7 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, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in West Blatchington.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (69), other crime (61) and anti-social behaviour (50).
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 West Blatchington alone. See Brighton and Hove
West Blatchington in brief
The median price paid for a home in West Blatchington was £818,500 in 2025.
West Blatchington had 7,584 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in West Blatchington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In West Blatchington, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.