Total Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.2 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 42.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 11.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wish Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Westbourne & Poets' Corner , and the 295th 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 Wish Road (BN3 4LL) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower than the Westbourne & Poets' Corner average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wish Road (BN3 4LL), the main crime hotspot is near Wharf Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wish Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Saxon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wharf Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharf Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wish Road —
Apr 2026Public order Marine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glendor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glendor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wish Road —
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Data Sources

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