Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 6FE
How much crime is recorded in BN3 6FE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Goldsmid East
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,605 (2024)
BN3 6FEHove
How safe is BN3 6FE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 6FE 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
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 6FENational
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Burglary5.99.1
Public order5.34.6
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.31.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% 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.