Total Crime Rate

6.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Whippingham Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whippingham Road (BN2 3PF) in the last 12 months was 6.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% lower than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (55.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whippingham Road (BN2 3PF), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Grove. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whippingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmarket Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmarket Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Baxter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bembridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove —
Apr 2026Other crime Hartington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Elm Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Totland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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