Total Crime Rate
118.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chatsworth Square area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chatsworth Square (BN3 1WE) in the last 12 months was 118.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% higher than the Goldsmid average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chatsworth Square (BN3 1WE), the main crime hotspot is near Nizells Avenue. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 14 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 | Somerhill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chatsworth Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lansdowne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lansdowne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lansdowne Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chatsworth Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lansdowne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lansdowne Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdowne Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerhill Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmeira Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ferndale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glendale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glendale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lansdowne Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glendale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lansdowne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nizells Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nizells Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nizells Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nizells Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nizells Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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