Crime Rates at Furze Hill, Hove, BN3 1PP

Furze Hill area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 113th highest crime rate of 805 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 Furze Hill (BN3 1PP) in the last 12 months was 196.7 per 1,000 residents and was 214.3% higher than the Goldsmid average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furze Hill (BN3 1PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nizells Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.