Crime Rates at Locks Hill, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2LD

Locks Hill area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in North Portslade , and the 40th highest crime rate of 805 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 483.1 per 1,000 residents and was 606.2% higher than the North Portslade average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 339.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Locks Hill (BN41 2LD), the main crime hotspot is near George Williams Mews. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.