Crime Rates at Portland Street, Brighton, BN1 1RN

Portland Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 10th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Street (BN1 1RN) in the last 12 months was 1593.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1378.8% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 211 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 426.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Street (BN1 1RN), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 521 crimes here, including 271 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.