Total Crime Rate

483.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

339.0 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 483.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 339.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 190.7 10/10
  • Public order 127.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.6 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Robbery 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Greenways area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in North Portslade , and the 40th 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 Greenways (BN41 2BS) in the last 12 months was 483.1 per 1,000 residents and was 606.2% higher than the North Portslade average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 339.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenways (BN41 2BS), the main crime hotspot is near George Williams Mews. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenways area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Williams Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Hayes Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Williams Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Williams Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Williams Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime George Williams Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Williams Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucerne Close —
Apr 2026Public order George Williams Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order George Williams Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons George Williams Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Williams Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Williams Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Locks Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Locks Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Locks Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easthill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foredown Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foredown Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foredown Drive —

Data Sources

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