Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 2GB
How much crime is recorded in BN3 2GB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hove Central
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,835 (2024)
BN3 2GBHove
How safe is BN3 2GB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 2GB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 2GBNational
Violence and sexual offences7.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Burglary4.39.1
Drugs3.12.4
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order2.14.6
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.