Crime Rates at Farm Road, Hove, BN3 1FB

Farm Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 56th 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 Farm Road (BN3 1FB) in the last 12 months was 411.5 per 1,000 residents and was 293.6% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 197.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farm Road (BN3 1FB), 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.