Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 7RT
How much crime is recorded in BN3 7RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aldrington
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,904 (2024)
BN3 7RTHove
How safe is BN3 7RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 7RT 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
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 7RTNational
Shoplifting20.78.4
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Public order3.24.6
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Burglary2.09.1
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.91.4
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 61% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.