Crime Rates at Elm Drive, Hove, BN3 7JE

Elm Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 805 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 Elm Drive (BN3 7JE) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Drive (BN3 7JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunninghill Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.