Total Crime Rate
32.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sheridan Terrace area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 815 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 Sheridan Terrace (BN3 5AE) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% lower than the Goldsmid average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sheridan Terrace (BN3 5AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conway Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Goldsmid| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arthur Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cowper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Conway Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Conway Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conway Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conway Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sackville Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sheridan Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sheridan Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arthur Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cowper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sackville Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arthur Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arthur Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Arthur Street | Local resolution |
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