Crime Rates at Leicester Villas, Hove, BN3 5SQ

Leicester Villas area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in South Portslade , and the 260th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leicester Villas (BN3 5SQ) in the last 12 months was 101.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% lower than the South Portslade average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Villas (BN3 5SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Road. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.