Total Crime Rate

134.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 134.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillcroft area has the 4th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in North Portslade , and the 184th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillcroft (BN41 2QD) in the last 12 months was 134.3 per 1,000 residents and was 96.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcroft (BN41 2QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stonery Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wickhurst Rise (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillcroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stonery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wickhurst Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downland Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downland Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downland Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Downland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcroft —
Apr 2026Other theft Monarchs View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Avenue South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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