Total Crime Rate

310.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 310.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 116.5 10/10
  • Public order 58.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Central Hove , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 805 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 The Drive (BN3 3EY) in the last 12 months was 310.7 per 1,000 residents and was 171.6% higher than the Central Hove average (114.4 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 116.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (BN3 3EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilbury Grove, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caister'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eaton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wilbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caister'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wilbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilbury Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caister'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilbury Villas —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2185 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Villas —
Apr 2026Burglary Wilbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lorna Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Selborne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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