Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 3PY
How much crime is recorded in BN3 3PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Goldsmid East
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,943 (2024)
BN3 3PYHove
How safe is BN3 3PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 3PY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 3PYNational
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Violence and sexual offences7.323.6
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other theft2.04.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Burglary1.09.1
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.