Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN41 1DB
How much crime is recorded in BN41 1DB, 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
- 2,035 (2024)
BN41 1DBBrighton
How safe is BN41 1DB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN41 1DB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.6
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 1DBNational
Anti-social behaviour24.410.7
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Shoplifting15.98.4
Burglary11.69.1
Public order8.54.6
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Other theft4.64.5
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Robbery3.41.4
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.