Total Crime Rate
62.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Abinger Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Portslade , and the 391st lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Abinger Road (BN41 1SD) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% lower than the North Portslade average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abinger Road (BN41 1SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Aubyn'S Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In North Portslade| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelldale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Trafalgar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolseley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Locks Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hurst Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Aubyn'S Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St Aubyn'S Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St Aubyn'S Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Aubyn'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelldale Avenue | Under investigation |
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