Crime Rates at Wadhurst Rise, Brighton, BN2 5PW

Wadhurst Rise area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 43rd 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 Wadhurst Rise (BN2 5PW) in the last 12 months was 475.8 per 1,000 residents and was 761.1% higher than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (55.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 233.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wadhurst Rise (BN2 5PW), 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.