Total Crime Rate

1468.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

426.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

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 1468.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 593.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 426.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 275.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 169.9 10/10
  • Public order 125.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.1 10/10
  • Other crime 64.1 10/10
  • Drugs 41.7 10/10
  • Other theft 41.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Robbery 19.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portland Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coldean & Stanmer , and the 9th highest crime rate of 805 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 1RQ) in the last 12 months was 1468.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1431.5% higher than the Coldean & Stanmer average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 185 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (β‰ˆ 426.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Street (BN1 1RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 654 crimes here, including 350 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Frederick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Place β€”
Apr 2026Other theft South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Surrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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