Crime Rates at Church Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1LT

Church Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in South Portslade , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (BN41 1LT) in the last 12 months was 154.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% higher than the South Portslade average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 129.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (BN41 1LT), 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.