Crime Rates at Margery Road, Hove, BN3 7GQ

Margery Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 281st highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Margery Road (BN3 7GQ) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% higher than the Hangleton & Knoll average (79.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margery Road (BN3 7GQ), the main crime hotspot is near Carlton Terrace. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.