Crime Rates at The Upper Drive, Hove, BN3 6NE

The Upper Drive area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Preston Park , and the 244th 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 The Upper Drive (BN3 6NE) in the last 12 months was 38.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% lower than the Preston Park average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Upper Drive (BN3 6NE), the main crime hotspot is near Greyfriars. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.