Crime Rates at Hillbank Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2WE

Hillbank Close 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 Hillbank Close (BN41 2WE) 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 Hillbank Close (BN41 2WE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 103 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.