Crime Rates at Old Shoreham Road, Hove, BN3 7BE

Old Shoreham Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Westdene & Hove Park , and the 94th 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 Old Shoreham Road (BN3 7BE) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% lower than the Westdene & Hove Park average (39.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Shoreham Road (BN3 7BE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.