Total Crime Rate

258.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

192.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 258.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 192.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 163.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Portland Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Westbourne & Poets' Corner , and the 86th highest crime rate of 805 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 5QU) in the last 12 months was 258.2 per 1,000 residents and was 304.1% higher than the Westbourne & Poets' Corner average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 192.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (BN3 5QU), the main crime hotspot is near Ingram Crescent East. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Alpine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bolsover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingram Crescent East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingram Crescent East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingram Crescent East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingram Crescent East Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Reynolds Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingram Crescent East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolsover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Coleman Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Road —
Apr 2026Public order Ingram Crescent East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dallington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ingram Crescent West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alpine Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alpine Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Woodhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ingram Crescent West —
Apr 2026Drugs Alpine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ingram Crescent West —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingram Crescent West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Woodhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodhouse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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