Total Crime Rate

199.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 199.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.9 9/10
  • Other theft 35.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.6 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Davigdor Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 110th 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 Davigdor Road (BN3 1RF) in the last 12 months was 199.0 per 1,000 residents and was 218.0% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Davigdor Road (BN3 1RF), 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 Davigdor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Chanctonbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyon Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2120 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Square —
Apr 2026Drugs York Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerhill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Colbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyon Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Nizells Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brunswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lyon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chanctonbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B2120 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nizells Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B2120 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davigdor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davigdor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davigdor Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Davigdor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davigdor Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glendale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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