Crime Rates at The Droveway, Hove, BN3 6PR

The Droveway area has the 20th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Preston Park , and the 375th highest 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 The Droveway (BN3 6PR) in the last 12 months was 67.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% higher than the Preston Park average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Droveway (BN3 6PR), 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.