Total Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.8 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 45.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Port Hall Mews area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 320th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Port Hall Mews (BN1 5PB) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% lower than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Port Hall Mews (BN1 5PB), the main crime hotspot is near Dyke Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Port Hall Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Highdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Caburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highcroft Villas —
Apr 2026Other theft Highcroft Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Highcroft Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Chanctonbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chanctonbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Port Hall Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Port Hall Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Port Hall Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addison Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dyke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road —
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Data Sources

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