Crime Rates at The Drive, Hove, BN3 3JF

The Drive area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 297th 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 The Drive (BN3 3JF) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 307.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (BN3 3JF), 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.