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

New Church Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in South Portslade , and the 230th 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 4JS) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% lower than the South Portslade average (99.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Church Road (BN3 4JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wharf Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ingram Crescent (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.