Total Crime Rate

455.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 455.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 250.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.2 10/10
  • Public order 82.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Robbery 19.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Wilson Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Kemptown , and the 45th highest crime rate of 805 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 455.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% higher than the Kemptown average (273.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 145.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% 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 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wadhurst Rise (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wilson Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henfield Close —
Apr 2026Other crime The Meadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Wadhurst Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadhurst Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Meadway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Meadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wadhurst Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Meadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Meadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Meadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Meadway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs The Meadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Meadway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Meadway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Henfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wadhurst Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henfield Close —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danehill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henfield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ticehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ticehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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