BN52
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Hove, in Brighton and Hove.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BN52 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BN52, 79.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BN52 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is BN52 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BN52 at a rate of 28.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 101.8 per 1,000 people across BN.
In August 2026 alone, 3 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BN52.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (5), other crime (4) and violence and sexual offences (1).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BN52 was 39.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Your MP
- Peter KyleLabourMP for Hove and Portslade
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in BN521
Council1
Postcode districts next to BN521
Nearest rail stations4
More in the BN postcode area2
BN52 in brief
BN52 is a postcode district covering Hove, in Brighton and Hove.
About 353 people lived in BN52 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 28.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
BN52 had 327 usual residents at the census.
In BN52, 79.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
78.3% of residents in BN52 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.
10.1% of residents in BN52 were aged 65 or over at the census.