Crime Rates at St Leonards Avenue, Hove, BN3 4QJ

St Leonards Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in South Portslade , and the 102nd 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 St Leonards Avenue (BN3 4QJ) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Leonards Avenue (BN3 4QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Road. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.