Total Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Foredown Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Portslade , and the 306th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Foredown Road (BN41 2GN) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% higher than the North Portslade average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foredown Road (BN41 2GN), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foredown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teg Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Easthill Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Highways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crest Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crest Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Meadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langridge Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Flint Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Flint Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Teg Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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