Crime Rates at Byron Street, Hove, BN3 5BT

Byron Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 206th 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 Byron Street (BN3 5BT) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Street (BN3 5BT), 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.