Total Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hove Park 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 Hove Park Villas (BN3 6HG) 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 Hove Park Villas (BN3 6HG), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hove Park Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hove Park Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denmark Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldstone Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Goldstone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Goldstone Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ethel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A270 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ethel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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