Total Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sackville Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 50th 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 Sackville Road (BN3 3HE) in the last 12 months was 11.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sackville Road (BN3 3HE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A2023 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Clarendon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ellen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A2023 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A2023 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A2023 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldstone Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Poynter Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | St Patrick'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Landseer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shirley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shirley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheridan Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sheridan Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shirley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Montgomery Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Leighton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Frith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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