Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 2FQ
How much crime is recorded in BN3 2FQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hove Central
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,746 (2024)
BN3 2FQHove
How safe is BN3 2FQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 2FQ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.1
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 2FQNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Other theft4.64.5
Public order3.14.6
Other crime3.11.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Burglary2.79.1
Drugs2.52.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Shoplifting1.28.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.