Postcode · Hove
Crime in BN3 8LT
How much crime is recorded in BN3 8LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hangleton South
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,485 (2024)
BN3 8LTHove
How safe is BN3 8LT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN3 8LT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 8LTNational
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Burglary5.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.04.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.