Total Crime Rate

260.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.1 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 260.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.1 10/10
  • Other theft 34.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.8 10/10
  • Robbery 17.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Central Hove , and the 85th highest crime rate of 805 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 Goldstone Villas (BN3 3RX) in the last 12 months was 260.4 per 1,000 residents and was 127.7% higher than the Central Hove average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldstone Villas (BN3 3RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eaton Villas, where police recorded 30 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 Goldstone Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Villas —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldstone Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Villas —
Apr 2026Other theft Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ethel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ethel Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wilbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Villas —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Goldstone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaton Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eaton Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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