Postcode district · Hove
Crime in BN3
How much crime is recorded in BN3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 85,163 (2024)
BN3Postcode district · Hove
How safe is BN3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN3, 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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).
BN3National
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Shoplifting8.08.4
Public order4.64.6
Burglary4.39.1
Other theft4.34.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.