Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 5RL
How much crime is recorded in BN3 5RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aldrington South
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,713 (2024)
BN3 5RLHove
How safe is BN3 5RL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 5RL 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
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 5RLNational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Other theft4.24.5
Burglary3.69.1
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order2.24.6
Drugs1.52.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 45% 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.