Crime Rates at Bellingham Crescent, Hove, BN3 7FA

Bellingham Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 255th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bellingham Crescent (BN3 7FA) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% higher than the Hangleton & Knoll average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bellingham Crescent (BN3 7FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stapley Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.