Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN41 2FG
How much crime is recorded in BN41 2FG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Portslade Village
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,610 (2024)
BN41 2FGBrighton
How safe is BN41 2FG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN41 2FG area, below 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
25.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 2FGNational
Violence and sexual offences22.723.6
Public order7.04.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Burglary2.69.1
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime0.91.5
Other theft0.54.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.