Crime Rates at Alpine Road, Hove, BN3 5HG

Alpine Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 90th highest crime rate of 815 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 Alpine Road (BN3 5HG) in the last 12 months was 271.4 per 1,000 residents and was 288.4% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 120.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alpine Road (BN3 5HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scott Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.