Total Crime Rate
487.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Locks Hill area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Portslade , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Locks Hill (BN41 2LD) in the last 12 months was 487.3 per 1,000 residents and was 586.0% higher than the North Portslade average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 296.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Locks Hill (BN41 2LD), 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.
View Crime In North Portslade| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | George Williams Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Williams Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Williams Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolseley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | George Williams Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | George Williams Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Williams Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | George Williams Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Williams Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Locks Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Williams Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hurst Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Williams Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Williams Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highlands Road | — |
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