Crime Rates at Westbourne Gardens, Hove, BN3 5PP

Westbourne Gardens area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 231st 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 Westbourne Gardens (BN3 5PP) in the last 12 months was 118.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (104.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -67.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Gardens (BN3 5PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 119 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.