Total Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hove Park Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Westdene & Hove Park , and the 390th lowest crime rate of 805 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 Hove Park Road (BN3 6LL) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% higher than the Westdene & Hove Park average (36.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hove Park Road (BN3 6LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hove Park Way, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodruff Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hove Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wilbury Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hove Park Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Paddock Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodruff Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilbury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilbury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilbury Gardens —
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Data Sources

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