Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 5EX
How much crime is recorded in BN3 5EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aldrington
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,681 (2024)
BN3 5EXHove
How safe is BN3 5EX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 5EX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 5EXNational
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Burglary2.89.1
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.91.5
Other theft0.84.5
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Robbery0.11.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% 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.