Total Crime Rate

210.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 210.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Burglary 21.0 10/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hove Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 116th 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 Hove Street (BN3 2TS) in the last 12 months was 210.1 per 1,000 residents and was 101.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hove Street (BN3 2TS), the main crime hotspot is near St Aubyns South. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hove Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vallance Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Aubyns South Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vallance Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westbourne Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Aubyns South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Aubyns South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miles Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Aubyns South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Aubyns South Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Gardens —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Miles Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Miles Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Miles Walk —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Aubyns South Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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