Crime Rates at Wilson Avenue, Brighton, BN2 5PA

Wilson Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kemptown , and the 78th 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 Wilson Avenue (BN2 5PA) in the last 12 months was 313.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% lower than the Kemptown average (340.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 99.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilson Avenue (BN2 5PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wadhurst Rise (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.