Total Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.3 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 97.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Drugs 17.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Foredown Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in North Portslade , and the 269th highest crime rate of 805 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 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foredown Road (BN41 2GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sycamore Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highways (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Foredown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucerne Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheepbell Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Village Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highways —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highways Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Meadow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Juniper Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Barn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Warrior Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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