Crime Rates at Whippingham Street, Brighton, BN2 3LL

Whippingham Street area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 399th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whippingham Street (BN2 3LL) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whippingham Street (BN2 3LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elm Grove (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.