Total Crime Rate

134.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 134.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Shoreham Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Portslade , and the 200th highest crime rate of 815 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 Old Shoreham Road (BN41 1UB) in the last 12 months was 134.1 per 1,000 residents and was 88.8% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Shoreham Road (BN41 1UB), the main crime hotspot is near George Williams Mews. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Shoreham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Williams Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Williams Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Williams Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hayes Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Williams Mews β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romany Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons George Williams Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order George Williams Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highlands Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order George Williams Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Williams Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Williams Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Williams Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Williams Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurst Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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