Crime Rates at Hangleton Gardens, Hove, BN3 8AB

Hangleton Gardens area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 239th 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 Hangleton Gardens (BN3 8AB) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% lower than the Hangleton & Knoll average (79.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hangleton Gardens (BN3 8AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stapley Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilfrid Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.