Crime Rates at New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4AJ

New Church Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 361st 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 New Church Road (BN3 4AJ) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% lower than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 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 Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Church Road (BN3 4AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.