Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 6FA
How much crime is recorded in BN3 6FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Goldsmid East
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,603 (2024)
BN3 6FAHove
How safe is BN3 6FA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 6FA 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
12.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 6FANational
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Burglary5.69.1
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.44.6
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.