A man in his 40s was stabbed outside Portslade station on Thursday 8 October and is stable in hospital. Who police want to hear from, and how to report.

A man in his 40s was stabbed outside Portslade railway station on Thursday evening, Sussex Police said. He is in hospital in a stable condition.

Officers were called to the station at about 7.20pm on Thursday 8 October, after a report that a man had been stabbed. The force published its appeal for witnesses on Friday afternoon.

The police statement says the man was hurt during an altercation outside the station. Four men and two women were involved, and all six are believed to be in their late teens or early 20s.

He was taken to hospital and treated for a single stab wound. The statement does not mention any arrest.

What the police said

Detective Inspector Jennifer Pietersen said: “This incident will have understandably caused concern for local residents.

“Knife crime has no place in our communities, and we continue to work at pace to establish the full circumstances of what happened and identify those involved.”

How to help the investigation

Sussex Police wants to hear from:

  • anyone who saw the altercation outside the station on Thursday evening
  • anyone with CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage from around the station at that time
  • anyone with any other information about what happened

Report it online through the Sussex Police appeal page or call 101, quoting reference 1310 of 08/10. In an emergency, always dial 999.

You can also pass on information anonymously through the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Crime around the station: the recorded figures

Knife crime is not counted as its own category in the street-level data police forces publish. The closest measures are “violence and sexual offences” and “possession of weapons”.

We pulled the police.uk street-level figures for a one-mile radius around Portslade station, which covers Portslade and neighbouring parts of Hove. August 2026 is the latest month published.

Month All recorded crimes Violence and sexual offences Possession of weapons
June 2026 302 101 1
July 2026 345 113 3
August 2026 345 111 5

The single location with the most violence and sexual offences recorded in August was “on or near Marshall Way”, with 16. Police.uk maps each crime to the nearest of a set of anonymous points, so these are approximate locations rather than exact addresses.

What it means for you

If you use Portslade station in the evenings and see trouble starting, move away and call 999.

If you were at the station on Thursday evening and saw something, however small, the police want to hear from you, quoting 1310 of 08/10. You can find the station’s train times in our Brighton train times to London guide.