Total Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 14.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sheridan Terrace area has the 20th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 393rd 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 Sheridan Terrace (BN3 5AH) in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% lower than the Goldsmid average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheridan Terrace (BN3 5AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cowper Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sheridan Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Patrick'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2023
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynnes Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Westbourne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbourne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A2023 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A2023 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Montgomery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poynter Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Landseer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheridan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leighton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sackville Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sackville Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sackville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Joseph'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Public order A2023 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Frith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Close Local resolution

Data Sources

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