Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 1DA
How much crime is recorded in BN3 1DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brunswick
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,654 (2024)
BN3 1DAHove
How safe is BN3 1DA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 1DA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BN3 1DANational
Violence and sexual offences18.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Shoplifting4.58.4
Burglary3.69.1
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.