Total Crime Rate
278.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Berriedale Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Westbourne & Poets' Corner , and the 88th highest crime rate of 815 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 Berriedale Avenue (BN3 4JF) in the last 12 months was 278.6 per 1,000 residents and was 263.1% higher than the Westbourne & Poets' Corner average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 111.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Berriedale Avenue (BN3 4JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glendor Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlisle Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Westbourne & Poets' Corner| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glendor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wish Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Esplanade | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glendor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Langdale Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glendor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Western Esplanade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Esplanade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlisle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Carlisle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Church Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Esplanade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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