Crime Rates at Western Road, Hove, BN3 1JD

Western Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 122nd 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 Western Road (BN3 1JD) in the last 12 months was 200.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (BN3 1JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palmeira Square, where police recorded 80 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.