Man Stabbed at Portslade Railway Station as Sussex Police Appeal for Witnesses

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Written By Tim Graichi Cucarella
Portslade railway station building on a sunny day with a blue sky

File photo of Portslade station, taken in 2015 and not from the night of the incident

Sussex Police is appealing for witnesses after a man in his 40s was stabbed outside Portslade railway station on the evening of Thursday 8 October. He was treated in hospital for a single stab wound and is in a stable condition, the force says.

Officers were called at around 7.20pm. Police say the altercation involved four men and two women, all believed to be in their late teens or early twenties. No arrests have been reported, and the force is asking anyone who saw what happened, or who has CCTV or other footage, to come forward.

7.20pm
Thursday 8 October
1 stab wound
man in his 40s
Stable
condition in hospital
1310 of 08/10
reference to quote

Source: Sussex Police appeal, "Investigation underway following stabbing in Portslade", published 1.06pm on 9 October 2026

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What Sussex Police says happened

According to the force, officers were called to Portslade railway station at around 7.20pm on Thursday 8 October after a report that a man had been stabbed.

  • The victim is a man in his 40s.
  • He was treated in hospital for a single stab wound.
  • He remains in a stable condition.
  • Police are working to establish exactly what happened and to identify those involved.

Portslade is part of the city of Brighton and Hove.

The main building of Portslade railway station seen from the car park on a sunny day
File photo of Portslade station, taken in 2015 and not from the night of the incident

Who police say was involved

Police describe an altercation involving six people.

● four men    ○ two women  ·  all believed to be in their late teens or early twenties

The appeal gives no names, no descriptions of individual people and no detail on what started the altercation.

What the detective inspector said

Detective Inspector Jennifer Pietersen said in the police statement:

This incident will have understandably caused concern for local residents.

Officers continue to work at pace to establish the full circumstances of what happened and identify those involved.

Detective Inspector Jennifer Pietersen, Sussex Police

She also said knife crime has no place in local communities.

Not the first stabbing near the station this year

This is the second reported stabbing close to Portslade station in under five months. A separate case in May was reported by Brighton and Hove News. We found no statement from police linking the two.

May 2026
Early hours of Saturday 23 May
A man in his twenties was stabbed, taken to hospital and later discharged
Part of Boundary Road and Station Road was closed for forensic work
Police asked about a red hatchback seen in the area
Reference: 50 of 23/05
October 2026
Evening of Thursday 8 October, around 7.20pm
A man in his 40s was stabbed outside the station and is stable in hospital
Police say four men and two women, late teens or early twenties, were involved
Appeal for witnesses and footage
Reference: 1310 of 08/10

The May details come from Brighton and Hove News, which described the stabbing as near the station, not from a Sussex Police page we could read.

How the week has moved

Thu 8 Oct
Around 7.20pm: officers are called to Portslade railway station after a report that a man has been stabbed.
Thu 8 Oct
The man is treated in hospital for a single stab wound.
Fri 9 Oct
1.06pm: Sussex Police publishes an appeal for witnesses, quoting reference 1310 of 08/10.
12 Oct
We could not find any report of an arrest or a further police update at the time of writing.

If you saw something

Sussex Police asks anyone who saw the incident, or who has relevant CCTV or other information, to report it online or call 101, quoting reference 1310 of 08/10. In an emergency, always dial 999.

  • Quote the reference when you report or call.
  • General guidance, not part of the police appeal: the independent charity Crimestoppers takes information anonymously on 0800 555 111.

What the police have not said

The appeal is short. It does not say:

  • the exact spot outside the station where it happened
  • what weapon was used or whether one has been found
  • what led to the altercation
  • whether anyone has been arrested or questioned
  • whether train services were affected

ImJustBrighton has not added anything beyond what police and other published reports state.

Where this came from

This article is based on the appeal Sussex Police published on its own website at 1.06pm on 9 October 2026. The same details were reported by Brighton and Hove News and the Sussex Express, which also reported a large police presence and a cordon at the station on the night. You can read the original appeal here:

This article is based on the Sussex Police appeal of 9 October 2026. For more police appeals and crime news, see Sussex Police, Brighton crime and crime coverage on ImJustBrighton, the latest from Hove and Brighton and Hove.

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