Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 7FS
How much crime is recorded in BN3 7FS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hangleton South
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,396 (2024)
BN3 7FSHove
How safe is BN3 7FS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 7FS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 7FSNational
Violence and sexual offences24.523.6
Anti-social behaviour21.010.7
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Burglary5.89.1
Other theft4.44.5
Public order4.24.6
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.