Crime Rates at Welbeck Avenue, Hove, BN3 4JQ

Welbeck Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Westbourne & Poets' Corner , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welbeck Avenue (BN3 4JQ) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% lower than the Westbourne & Poets' Corner average (76.7 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welbeck Avenue (BN3 4JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Glendor Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.