Total Crime Rate

69.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 69.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Easthill Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in North Portslade , and the 358th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Easthill Drive (BN41 2FE) in the last 12 months was 69.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Easthill Drive (BN41 2FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadow Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warrior Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Easthill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easthill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucerne Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Village Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Barn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highways Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Warrior Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highways —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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