Total Crime Rate

66.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 66.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 7/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Goldstone Villas area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Central Hove , and the 381st highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Goldstone Villas (BN3 3RT) in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldstone Villas (BN3 3RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Goldstone Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blatchington Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eaton Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Approach
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Goldstone Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Norton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blatchington Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Tisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime George Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blatchington Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blatchington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Villas

Data Sources

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