Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 6AE
How much crime is recorded in BN3 6AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Goldsmid West
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,830 (2024)
BN3 6AEHove
How safe is BN3 6AE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 6AE 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
12.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 6AENational
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Shoplifting5.38.4
Burglary2.89.1
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Public order1.74.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.