Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 5RD
How much crime is recorded in BN3 5RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aldrington South
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,741 (2024)
BN3 5RDHove
How safe is BN3 5RD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 5RD 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
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 5RDNational
Anti-social behaviour16.610.7
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Public order7.04.6
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other theft4.34.5
Burglary2.49.1
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% 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.