Total Crime Rate
166.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wellington Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Road (BN2 3AA) in the last 12 months was 166.1 per 1,000 residents and was 163.9% higher than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 99.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wellington Road (BN2 3AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Inverness Road (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hanover & Elm Grove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Newport Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hanover Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Newport Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edinburgh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edinburgh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Martin'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Martin'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Martin'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Lewes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Franklin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Inverness Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Inverness Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Leonard'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trinity Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Trinity Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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