Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 2PN
How much crime is recorded in BN3 2PN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hove Central
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,606 (2024)
BN3 2PNHove
How safe is BN3 2PN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 2PN area, below 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
26.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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 2PNNational
Shoplifting27.98.4
Anti-social behaviour19.310.7
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Public order13.44.6
Other theft7.74.5
Other crime6.11.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Burglary4.29.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Drugs2.42.4
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.