Crime Rates at Waterloo Street, Hove, BN3 1AN

Waterloo Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 34th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Street (BN3 1AN) in the last 12 months was 549.3 per 1,000 residents and was 425.4% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 122.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 291.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Street (BN3 1AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sillwood Street (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.