Crime Rates at Portland Road, Hove, BN3 5SG

Portland Road 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 Road (BN3 5SG) 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 Road (BN3 5SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boundary Road, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlton Terrace (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.