Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 2GU
How much crime is recorded in BN3 2GU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hove Central
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,658 (2024)
BN3 2GUHove
How safe is BN3 2GU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 2GU area, broadly in line with 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
28.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 2GUNational
Anti-social behaviour22.310.7
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Public order6.84.6
Other theft6.34.5
Burglary6.09.1
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Drugs3.32.4
Bicycle theft2.81.0
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery0.91.4
Shoplifting0.78.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.