Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 1EB
How much crime is recorded in BN3 1EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brunswick
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,786 (2024)
BN3 1EBHove
How safe is BN3 1EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 1EB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 1EBNational
Anti-social behaviour21.910.7
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Shoplifting11.48.4
Public order8.44.6
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Drugs5.12.4
Other theft5.04.5
Burglary4.69.1
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime1.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.