Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 42.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Locks Hill area has the 14th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Portslade , and the 334th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Locks Hill (BN41 2LB) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% higher than the North Portslade average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Locks Hill (BN41 2LB), the main crime hotspot is near George Williams Mews. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Locks Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurst Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Locks Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Williams Mews —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Williams Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons George Williams Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order George Williams Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order George Williams Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highlands Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Williams Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Williams Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Williams Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Williams Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Williams Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Williams Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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