Crime Rates at Hamilton Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2XY

Hamilton Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Portslade , and the 174th highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamilton Close (BN41 2XY) in the last 12 months was 147.5 per 1,000 residents and was 107.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamilton Close (BN41 2XY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Valley Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Croft Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.