Crime Rates at Hartington Villas, Hove, BN3 6HF

Hartington Villas area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Central Hove , and the 340th 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 Hartington Villas (BN3 6HF) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% lower than the Central Hove average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartington Villas (BN3 6HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 181 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.