Crime Rates at Lyndhurst Road, Hove, BN3 6FA

Lyndhurst Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 168th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyndhurst Road (BN3 6FA) in the last 12 months was 27.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% lower than the Goldsmid average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyndhurst Road (BN3 6FA), the main crime hotspot is near Nizells Avenue. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.