Crime Rates at Portland Road, Hove, BN3 5QT

Portland Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Westbourne & Poets' Corner , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 815 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 Portland Road (BN3 5QT) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% lower than the Westbourne & Poets' Corner average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (BN3 5QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ingram Crescent East (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.