Total Crime Rate

23.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Mile Oak Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in North Portslade , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 805 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 Mile Oak Road (BN41 2PG) in the last 12 months was 23.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mile Oak Road (BN41 2PG), the main crime hotspot is near Stonery Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In South Portslade

Crime Over Time in Mile Oak Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downland Court
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stonery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonery Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonery Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonery Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Downland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maplehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downland Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Charles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Charles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drove Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downland Court
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drove Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.