Postcode · Brighton
Crime in BN41 2HL
How much crime is recorded in BN41 2HL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Portslade Village
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,301 (2024)
BN41 2HLBrighton
How safe is BN41 2HL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN41 2HL 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
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 2HLNational
Violence and sexual offences24.323.6
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Shoplifting1.78.4
Other theft1.24.5
Robbery0.71.4
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.