Total Crime Rate
97.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clarendon Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Central Hove , and the 276th 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 Clarendon Road (BN3 3WQ) in the last 12 months was 97.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% lower than the Central Hove average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarendon Road (BN3 3WQ), 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.
View Crime In Central Hove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haddington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conway Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conway Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Conway Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Conway Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ethel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ethel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belfast Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haddington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Haddington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haddington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haddington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haddington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haddington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooker Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haddington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haddington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haddington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldstone Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Goldstone Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Goldstone Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haddington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haddington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Haddington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sackville Road | — |
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