Crime Rates at Norway Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AE

Norway Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in South Portslade , and the 186th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norway Street (BN41 1AE) in the last 12 months was 133.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% higher than the South Portslade average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norway Street (BN41 1AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boundary Road, where police recorded 183 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vale Gardens (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.