Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN41 1AA
How much crime is recorded in BN41 1AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Portslade by Sea
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,728 (2024)
BN41 1AABrighton
How safe is BN41 1AA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN41 1AA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BN41 1AANational
Shoplifting38.38.4
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Burglary10.79.1
Other theft6.14.5
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Robbery2.21.4
Drugs2.22.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.21.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.