Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 6LY
How much crime is recorded in BN3 6LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Blatchington
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,655 (2024)
BN3 6LYHove
How safe is BN3 6LY
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 6LY 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
42
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 6LYNational
Violence and sexual offences8.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Shoplifting7.18.4
Public order4.94.6
Other theft3.74.5
Burglary3.29.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.61.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.