Crime Rates at Western Road, Hove, BN3 1DD

Western Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 170th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Road (BN3 1DD) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (BN3 1DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Market Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.