Total Crime Rate

144.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portland Villas area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in South Portslade , and the 178th 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 Villas (BN3 5SB) in the last 12 months was 144.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% higher than the South Portslade average (99.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Villas (BN3 5SB), the main crime hotspot is near Florence Avenue. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Jesmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aldrington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Florence Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Florence Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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