Crime Rates at Thornhill Rise, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2YP

Thornhill Rise area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in North Portslade , and the 303rd lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornhill Rise (BN41 2YP) in the last 12 months was 43.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornhill Rise (BN41 2YP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Truleigh Drive, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chalky Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.