Crime Rates at Leicester Villas, Hove, BN3 5SQ

Leicester Villas area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in South Portslade , and the 302nd highest crime rate of 815 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 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% lower than the South Portslade average (99.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Villas (BN3 5SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Road. Police recorded 126 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.