Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 5JD
How much crime is recorded in BN3 5JD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aldrington
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,130 (2024)
BN3 5JDHove
How safe is BN3 5JD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 5JD 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
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 5JDNational
Anti-social behaviour16.810.7
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Public order6.24.6
Burglary4.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.