Crime Rates at The Drive, Hove, BN3 3PF

The Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Central Hove , and the 378th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Drive (BN3 3PF) in the last 12 months was 71.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower than the Central Hove average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (BN3 3PF), the main crime hotspot is near Albert Mews. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.