A Saudi prince was arrested at a hillside compound near Beverly Hills on Wednesday after being accused of trying to force a worker to perform a sex act on him, Los Angeles police allege.

Police were called to the property within a gated community after a caretaker at the home reported a disturbance, officials said. After officers interviewed people inside, a 28-year-old man identified as Saudi prince Majed bin Abdulaziz al-Saud was arrested on suspicion of forced oral copulation of an adult.

The entrance to the gated community that includes the prince's mansion. Credit:Google StreetView

Neighbour Tennyson Collins said a resident reported seeing a bleeding woman scream for help as she tried to scale the property's 2.5-metre high wall on Wednesday afternoon.

When Mr Collins drove home from work after 1.30pm, police followed his car through the gates and on to the property, which he described as a compound.