Total Crime Rate

63.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 63.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 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

Portland Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in East Grinstead Ashplats , and the 130th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Mid Sussex .

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 Portland Road (RH19 4EB) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% higher than the East Grinstead Ashplats average (33.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (RH19 4EB), the main crime hotspot is near Little King Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Portland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rices Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cantelupe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cantelupe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cantelupe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cantelupe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cantelupe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cantelupe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cantelupe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cantelupe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rices Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rices Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cromwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little King Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Little King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Little King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rices Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little King Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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