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Crime in BN3 3

How much crime is recorded in BN3 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Brighton and Hove
Region
South East
Population
22,991 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN3 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN3 3, 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
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN3 3National
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Shoplifting12.18.4
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Public order4.94.6
Other theft3.84.5
Burglary3.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 20% 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.

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