Total Crime Rate

6.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 6.3 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Montgomery Street area has the lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 11th 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 Montgomery Street (BN3 5FP) in the last 12 months was 6.3 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% lower than the Goldsmid average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Montgomery Street (BN3 5FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scott Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Montgomery Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Joseph'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Modena Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbourne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Tamworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westbourne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynnes Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Rutland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Montgomery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aldrington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Marmion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alpine Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alpine Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Alpine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alpine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rutland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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