Total Crime Rate
26.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Roman Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in South Portslade , and the 184th 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 Roman Road (BN3 4LA) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% lower than the South Portslade average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Roman Road (BN3 4LA), the main crime hotspot is near Wharf Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 15 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 | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brittany Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glastonbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Saxon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derek Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wharf Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brittany Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wharf Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wharf Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Marine Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Keyna Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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