Crime Rates at Sackville Road, Hove, BN3 3WF

Sackville Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Central Hove , and the 174th 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 Sackville Road (BN3 3WF) in the last 12 months was 139.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sackville Road (BN3 3WF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.