Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 4FE
How much crime is recorded in BN3 4FE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aldrington South
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,485 (2024)
BN3 4FEHove
How safe is BN3 4FE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 4FE area, 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
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 4FENational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Other theft5.44.5
Public order5.04.6
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Burglary3.09.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% 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.