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

New Church Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 302nd lowest crime rate of 805 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 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% lower than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Church Road (BN3 4AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowper Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.