Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 1PH
How much crime is recorded in BN3 1PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Goldsmid East
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,894 (2024)
BN3 1PHHove
How safe is BN3 1PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 1PH 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
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 1PHNational
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Anti-social behaviour13.710.7
Burglary5.79.1
Public order4.04.6
Drugs3.12.4
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.