Crime Rates at Applesham Avenue, Hove, BN3 8JF

Applesham Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 60th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Applesham Avenue (BN3 8JF) in the last 12 months was 389.1 per 1,000 residents and was 318.2% higher than the Hangleton & Knoll average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 124.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Applesham Avenue (BN3 8JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingston Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.