Total Crime Rate
134.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In North Portslade| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Williams Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | George Williams Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Williams Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hayes Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Trafalgar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Williams Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romany Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | George Williams Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | George Williams Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highlands Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | George Williams Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Williams Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Williams Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Williams Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Williams Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hurst Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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