Crime Rates at Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1XT

Old Shoreham Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 96th 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 Old Shoreham Road (BN41 1XT) in the last 12 months was 17.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% lower than the Hangleton & Knoll average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Shoreham Road (BN41 1XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 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.