Total Crime Rate

278.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 278.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.3 9/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 9/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Berriedale 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 4JH) 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 4JH), the main crime hotspot is near Glendor Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Berriedale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Esplanade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glendor Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glendor Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glendor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Esplanade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Langdale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Esplanade —
Sep 2025Public order Western Esplanade Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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