Crime Rate in Wish, ward

Wish has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Brighton and Hove district and the 3101st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 602nd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wish in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower than the Brighton and Hove district average (127.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wish’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 181 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 77.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 247 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wish ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Ingram Crescent East. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.