Total Crime Rate

156.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 156.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Denmark Villas area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Central Hove , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 805 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 Denmark Villas (BN3 3TD) in the last 12 months was 156.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denmark Villas (BN3 3TD), 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 Denmark Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blatchington Road —
Apr 2026Public order Haddington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Villas —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Villas —
Apr 2026Public order George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaton Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaton Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eaton Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Villas —
Apr 2026Other crime Ethel Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldstone Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Ellen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Eaton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blatchington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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