Crime Rates at Wordsworth Street, Hove, BN3 5BG

Wordsworth Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 234th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Street (BN3 5BG) in the last 12 months was 116.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% higher than the Goldsmid average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Street (BN3 5BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conway Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.