Total Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.0 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 19.8 2/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 4.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 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
  • 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

Wiston Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 805 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 Wiston Road (BN2 5PP) in the last 12 months was 19.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% 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 Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wiston Road (BN2 5PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Meadway, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camber Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wiston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Meadway
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exceat Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coolham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Meadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Meadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Meadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Meadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime The Meadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ninfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Meadway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Findon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nuthurst Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuthurst Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuthurst Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danehill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sompting Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Meadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehawk Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooksbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooksbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooksbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Graffham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Graffham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Graffham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colgate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uckfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exceat Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ticehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ticehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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