Total Crime Rate
47.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lansdowne Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 329th 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 Lansdowne Road (BN3 1FE) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% lower than the Goldsmid average (62.6 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lansdowne Road (BN3 1FE), the main crime hotspot is near Palmeira Square. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Goldsmid| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rochester Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holland Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Palmeira Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Palmeira Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Palmeira Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | B2120 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmeira Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Rochester Gardens | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rochester Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rochester Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Holland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cambridge Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crown Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerhill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerhill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Farm Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Farm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brunswick Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holland Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Holland Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Farm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lansdowne Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lansdowne Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lansdowne Place | Under investigation |
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