Total Crime Rate

148.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 148.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.9 10/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Nicholas Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in South Portslade , and the 172nd 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 Nicholas Road (BN41 1LQ) in the last 12 months was 148.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% higher than the South Portslade average (99.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 116.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Nicholas Road (BN41 1LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Vale Gardens. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Nicholas Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelldale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Aubyn'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St Aubyn'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery St Aubyn'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs St Aubyn'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Shelldale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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