Crime Rates at Silverdale Road, Hove, BN3 6FS

Silverdale Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Silverdale Road (BN3 6FS) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower than the Goldsmid average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silverdale Road (BN3 6FS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Somerhill Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chatsworth Square (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.