Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 6ND
How much crime is recorded in BN3 6ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Withdean Woods
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,662 (2024)
BN3 6NDHove
How safe is BN3 6ND
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 6ND area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 6NDNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Burglary4.39.1
Other crime3.61.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Robbery0.81.4
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.