Crime Rates at Fairway Crescent, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2DR

Fairway Crescent area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in North Portslade , and the 67th 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 Fairway Crescent (BN41 2DR) in the last 12 months was 13.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairway Crescent (BN41 2DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foredown Drive, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dean Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.