Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 2NB
How much crime is recorded in BN3 2NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- King Alfred
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,691 (2024)
BN3 2NBHove
How safe is BN3 2NB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 2NB 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
18.2
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 2NBNational
Anti-social behaviour17.710.7
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Burglary10.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs2.32.4
Public order2.34.6
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
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.