Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 7LF
How much crime is recorded in BN3 7LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hangleton South
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,516 (2024)
BN3 7LFHove
How safe is BN3 7LF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 7LF 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 7LFNational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Other theft11.14.5
Shoplifting5.88.4
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Burglary3.59.1
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order1.94.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 71% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.