Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 1ND
How much crime is recorded in BN3 1ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hove Central
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,616 (2024)
BN3 1NDHove
How safe is BN3 1ND
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 1ND area, well 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
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 1NDNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Shoplifting8.48.4
Other theft5.84.5
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Drugs4.02.4
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime1.71.5
Burglary1.69.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.