Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 6DN
How much crime is recorded in BN3 6DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Blatchington
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,520 (2024)
BN3 6DNHove
How safe is BN3 6DN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 6DN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 6DNNational
Burglary7.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Violence and sexual offences5.123.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other theft1.74.5
Public order0.74.6
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.