Total Crime Rate

141.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Denmark Villas area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Central Hove , and the 186th 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 Denmark Villas (BN3 3TE) in the last 12 months was 141.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denmark Villas (BN3 3TE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Denmark Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Haddington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime George Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime George Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hova Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Haddington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Haddington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Haddington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Haddington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Haddington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Haddington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Haddington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Haddington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Haddington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Haddington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haddington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haddington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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