Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 8JP
How much crime is recorded in BN3 8JP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hangleton North
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,817 (2024)
BN3 8JPHove
How safe is BN3 8JP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 8JP area, below 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
26.1
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 8JPNational
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Shoplifting6.18.4
Public order4.84.6
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Burglary2.99.1
Drugs2.32.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Robbery1.91.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.