Total Crime Rate
90.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brooker Place area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Central Hove , and the 300th 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 Brooker Place (BN3 3ZN) in the last 12 months was 90.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brooker Place (BN3 3ZN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 285 crimes here, including 60 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 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belfast Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conway Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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