Total Crime Rate

215.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 215.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Other theft 19.6 10/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Brambledean Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in South Portslade , and the 100th highest crime rate of 805 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 Brambledean Road (BN41 1LP) in the last 12 months was 215.7 per 1,000 residents and was 104.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brambledean Road (BN41 1LP), the main crime hotspot is near Vale Gardens. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brambledean Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Road —
Apr 2026Drugs St Richard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Richard'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Aubyn'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Road —
Apr 2026Public order Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Richard'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Summer Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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