Total Crime Rate

166.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.1 10/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanover Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hanover Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary St Martin'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Martin'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Martin'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Lewes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Franklin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inverness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Inverness Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Leonard'S Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finsbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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