Crime Rates at Church Road, Hove, BN3 2FP

Church Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 103rd 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 Church Road (BN3 2FP) in the last 12 months was 238.1 per 1,000 residents and was 127.8% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 108.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (BN3 2FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Mews (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.