Crime Rates at Lawrence Road, Hove, BN3 5QA

Lawrence Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Westbourne & Poets' Corner , and the 273rd 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 Lawrence Road (BN3 5QA) in the last 12 months was 95.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% higher than the Westbourne & Poets' Corner average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawrence Road (BN3 5QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sackville Gardens, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scott Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.