Total Crime Rate

147.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 147.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.7 9/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chalky Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Portslade , and the 174th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chalky Road (BN41 2WF) in the last 12 months was 147.5 per 1,000 residents and was 107.6% higher than the North Portslade average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chalky Road (BN41 2WF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stonery Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wickhurst Rise (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chalky Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Gorse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Truleigh Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chalky Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hillbank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillbank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broomfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Truleigh Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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