Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 3TE
How much crime is recorded in BN3 3TE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Goldsmid West
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,941 (2024)
BN3 3TEHove
How safe is BN3 3TE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 3TE 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
25.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 3TENational
Anti-social behaviour18.210.7
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Other theft6.54.5
Public order5.34.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Burglary3.79.1
Drugs3.12.4
Shoplifting1.98.4
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.61.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% 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.