Total Crime Rate
21.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eaton Gardens area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Central Hove , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 815 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 Eaton Gardens (BN3 3TZ) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).
In the area around Eaton Gardens (BN3 3TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tisbury Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central Hove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eaton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Denmark Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eaton Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eaton Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eaton Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eaton Villas | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Eaton Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Eaton Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Goldstone Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Eaton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ethel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ethel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Denmark Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Denmark Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hova Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambridge Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Denmark Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eaton Road | — |
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