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

Old Shoreham Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 805 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 14.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% lower than the Hangleton & Knoll average (79.7 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 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% 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 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlton Terrace (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.