Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 2RB
How much crime is recorded in BN3 2RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- King Alfred
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,494 (2024)
BN3 2RBHove
How safe is BN3 2RB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 2RB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 2RBNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Shoplifting7.98.4
Other theft7.84.5
Burglary6.59.1
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Public order3.14.6
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.11.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.