Total Crime Rate
399.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Portland Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 57th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Road (BN3 5DL) in the last 12 months was 399.3 per 1,000 residents and was 282.0% higher than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 98 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Portland Road (BN3 5DL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brunswick & Adelaide| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cowper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arthur Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rutland Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sackville Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Arthur Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cowper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arthur Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rutland Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arthur Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembroke Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arthur Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooker Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sheridan Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sheridan Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shelley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shelley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sackville Road | — |
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