Total Crime Rate
42.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Silverdale Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 296th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Silverdale Road (BN3 6FS) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% lower than the Goldsmid average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Silverdale Road (BN3 6FS), the main crime hotspot is near Somerhill Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Palmeira Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerhill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerhill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Greyfriars | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burton Villas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burton Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bigwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Palmeira Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyon Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wilbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilbury Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilbury Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | B2120 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatsworth Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B2120 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B2120 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyon Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glendale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lyon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lyon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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