Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 42.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Old Shoreham Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Portslade , and the 334th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Shoreham Road (BN41 1SP) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% higher than the North Portslade average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Shoreham Road (BN41 1SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maplehurst Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Shoreham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prince Charles Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Locks Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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