Crime Rates at Ingram Crescent East, Hove, BN3 5LX

Ingram Crescent East area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Westbourne & Poets' Corner , and the 71st 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 Ingram Crescent East (BN3 5LX) in the last 12 months was 344.3 per 1,000 residents and was 348.7% higher than the Westbourne & Poets' Corner average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 172.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ingram Crescent East (BN3 5LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ingram Crescent East (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.