Total Crime Rate

647.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 647.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 318.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.5 9/10
  • Public order 37.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Robbery 13.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Road area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in South Portslade , and the 26th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (BN41 1XD) in the last 12 months was 647.1 per 1,000 residents and was 513.7% higher than the South Portslade average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 128.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (BN41 1XD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gordon Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Southdown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Southdown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Benfield Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foredown Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foredown Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Links Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hayes Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southdown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portslade Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Infinity Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Infinity Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Links Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Links Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foredown Drive —
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Data Sources

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