Total Crime Rate

196.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 196.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nizells Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 113th highest crime rate of 805 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 Nizells Avenue (BN3 1PL) in the last 12 months was 196.7 per 1,000 residents and was 214.3% higher than the Goldsmid average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nizells Avenue (BN3 1PL), the main crime hotspot is near Nizells Avenue. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nizells Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addison Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windlesham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lyon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Highdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Chanctonbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chanctonbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Colbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs York Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windlesham Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Osmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davigdor Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyon Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Davigdor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davigdor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davigdor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davigdor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nizells Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nizells Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nizells Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Brunswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyon Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montpelier Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glendale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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