Total Crime Rate

173.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Other theft 29.5 10/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.8 10/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellington Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 135th highest crime rate of 805 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 173.4 per 1,000 residents and was 213.9% higher than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (55.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 95.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (BN2 3AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Inverness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Martin'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Park Crescent Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Inverness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Caledonian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanover Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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