Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 4LT
How much crime is recorded in BN3 4LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Portslade by Sea
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,805 (2024)
BN3 4LTHove
How safe is BN3 4LT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 4LT 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 4LTNational
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Burglary8.19.1
Other theft5.14.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order3.74.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.22.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.