Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

The Parks area has the 16th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in North Portslade , and the 313th 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 The Parks (BN41 2JF) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Parks (BN41 2JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hamilton Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foredown Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Parks area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harebell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harebell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harebell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hamilton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Croft Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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