Crime Rates at Pembroke Crescent, Hove, BN3 5DF

Pembroke Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 54th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pembroke Crescent (BN3 5DF) in the last 12 months was 365.8 per 1,000 residents and was 315.1% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pembroke Crescent (BN3 5DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowper Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.