Total Crime Rate

6.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Whippingham Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whippingham Road (BN2 3PG) in the last 12 months was 6.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.5% lower than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Whippingham Road (BN2 3PG), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Grove. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 22 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clayton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Newmarket Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour De Montfort Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newmarket Terrace —
Sep 2025Drugs Baxter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Baxter Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bembridge Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Franklin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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