Total Crime Rate
49.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nizells Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 322nd lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nizells Avenue (BN3 1PY) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% lower than the Goldsmid average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nizells Avenue (BN3 1PY), the main crime hotspot is near Montpelier Place. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Goldsmid| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osmond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montpelier Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Temple Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montpelier Villas | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Montpelier Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montpelier Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Norfolk Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Norfolk Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Windlesham Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windlesham Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Norfolk Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windlesham Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windlesham Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Norfolk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windlesham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | York Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caburn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Windlesham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Windlesham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nizells Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Montpelier Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nizells Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nizells Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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