Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 7NU
How much crime is recorded in BN3 7NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hangleton South
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,508 (2024)
BN3 7NUHove
How safe is BN3 7NU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 7NU area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
55.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 7NUNational
Violence and sexual offences53.923.6
Public order11.34.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Other theft7.64.5
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Burglary2.39.1
Shoplifting1.08.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 114% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.