Crime Rates at Vale Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GF

Vale Road area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in South Portslade , and the 38th 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 Vale Road (BN41 1GF) in the last 12 months was 532.1 per 1,000 residents and was 432.5% higher than the South Portslade average (99.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 125.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (BN41 1GF), 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.