Crime Rates at Applesham Way, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2LP

Applesham Way area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Portslade , and the 337th lowest crime rate of 815 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 Applesham Way (BN41 2LP) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% lower than the North Portslade average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Applesham Way (BN41 2LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maplehurst Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.