Total Crime Rate

647.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.3 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 647.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 318.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.5 9/10
  • Public order 37.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Robbery 13.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
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

Vale Road area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in South Portslade , and the 26th 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 Vale Road (BN41 1BA) in the last 12 months was 647.1 per 1,000 residents and was 513.7% higher than the South Portslade average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 128.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (BN41 1BA), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Road. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Links Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Infinity Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Infinity Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boundary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Aubyns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Aubyns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boundary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boundary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Aubyns Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Links Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Southdown Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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