Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 3RB
How much crime is recorded in BN3 3RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Goldsmid West
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,820 (2024)
BN3 3RBHove
How safe is BN3 3RB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 3RB area, broadly in line with 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
29.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
121
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 3RBNational
Shoplifting52.68.4
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Public order10.14.6
Other theft9.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Robbery3.41.4
Burglary3.29.1
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.