Crime Rates at Sussex Road, Hove, BN3 2WD

Sussex Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 120th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sussex Road (BN3 2WD) in the last 12 months was 202.8 per 1,000 residents and was 94.0% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Road (BN3 2WD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Aubyns South (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.