Crime Rates at Nursery Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2SA

Nursery Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Portslade , and the 336th 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 Nursery Close (BN41 2SA) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% lower than the North Portslade average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Close (BN41 2SA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.