Total Crime Rate
237.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Links Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in South Portslade , and the 104th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Links Road (BN41 1XH) in the last 12 months was 237.4 per 1,000 residents and was 137.6% higher than the South Portslade average (99.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Links Road (BN41 1XH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boundary Road, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlton Terrace (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In South Portslade| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlton Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Boundary Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Boundary Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Boundary Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Boundary Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Boundary Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Boundary Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Boundary Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Boundary Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Boundary Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Boundary Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlton Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Links Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gordon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Boundary Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Boundary Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Close | — |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.