Total Crime Rate

525.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 525.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 444.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sefton Road area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Portslade , and the 41st highest crime rate of 815 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 Sefton Road (BN41 2RH) in the last 12 months was 525.4 per 1,000 residents and was 639.6% higher than the North Portslade average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 390.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sefton Road (BN41 2RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 120 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillbank Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sefton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gorse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sefton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hillbank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillbank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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