Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 5BL
How much crime is recorded in BN3 5BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aldrington
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,775 (2024)
BN3 5BLHove
How safe is BN3 5BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 5BL 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
12.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 5BLNational
Shoplifting23.48.4
Violence and sexual offences7.723.6
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Public order1.84.6
Burglary1.89.1
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.