Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 6BB
How much crime is recorded in BN3 6BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Blatchington
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,360 (2024)
BN3 6BBHove
How safe is BN3 6BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 6.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 6BB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 6BBNational
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Violence and sexual offences4.823.6
Other theft2.84.5
Burglary1.59.1
Public order1.04.6
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% 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.