Crime Rates at Newtown Road, Hove, BN3 7BA

Newtown Road area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 27th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newtown Road (BN3 7BA) in the last 12 months was 651.1 per 1,000 residents and was 831.8% higher than the Goldsmid average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 180 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 112.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newtown Road (BN3 7BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 202 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conway Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.