Crime Rates at Second Avenue, Hove, BN3 2LG

Second Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 147th 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 Second Avenue (BN3 2LG) in the last 12 months was 169.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Second Avenue (BN3 2LG), 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.