Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 8DE
How much crime is recorded in BN3 8DE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hangleton North
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,615 (2024)
BN3 8DEHove
How safe is BN3 8DE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 8DE 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 8DENational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Anti-social behaviour12.710.7
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Burglary3.19.1
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs2.52.4
Other theft2.34.5
Public order2.24.6
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% 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.