Total Crime Rate

252.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 252.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.2 10/10
  • Public order 33.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Andrews Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in South Portslade , and the 96th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Andrews Road (BN41 1DD) in the last 12 months was 252.1 per 1,000 residents and was 152.3% higher than the South Portslade average (99.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (β‰ˆ 126.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Andrews Road (BN41 1DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarendon Place, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vale Gardens (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Andrews Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vale Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Public order Denmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portslade Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portslade Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Infinity Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vale Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery St Aubyns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Franklin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Aubyns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Aubyns Road β€”

Data Sources

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