Total Crime Rate
32.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stanley Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Portslade , and the 203rd 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 Stanley Road (BN41 1SW) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stanley Road (BN41 1SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (8 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 | Burglary | Gardner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolseley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hurst Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Locks Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gardner Road | Under investigation |
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