Total Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 54.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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.
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Crime overview

Valley Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in North Portslade , and the 374th 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 Valley Road (BN41 2TH) in the last 12 months was 54.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% lower than the North Portslade average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (BN41 2TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stonery Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wickhurst Rise (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stonery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcroft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Avenue South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heathfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Graham Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Graham Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Monarchs View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wickhurst Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalky Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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