Crime Rates at Oakdene Gardens, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2RL

Oakdene Gardens area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in North Portslade , and the 271st 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 Oakdene Gardens (BN41 2RL) in the last 12 months was 39.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% lower than the North Portslade average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakdene Gardens (BN41 2RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westway Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.