Crime Rates at Albany Villas, Hove, BN3 2LY

Albany Villas area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 402nd highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albany Villas (BN3 2LY) in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% lower than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albany Villas (BN3 2LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 135 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.