Total Crime Rate
104.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Goldstone Villas area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Central Hove , and the 260th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Goldstone Villas (BN3 3RS) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% lower than the Central Hove average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goldstone Villas (BN3 3RS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 189 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central Hove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haddington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haddington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Goldstone Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Denmark Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Denmark Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Denmark Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Haddington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haddington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haddington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haddington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haddington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haddington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haddington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haddington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haddington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haddington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haddington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haddington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Denmark Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Villas | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clarendon Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clarendon Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clarendon Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eaton Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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