Total Crime Rate

123.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wilbury Villas area has the 7th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 221st 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 Wilbury Villas (BN3 6GD) in the last 12 months was 123.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% higher than the Goldsmid average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilbury Villas (BN3 6GD), the main crime hotspot is near Wilbury Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilbury Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wilbury Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wilbury Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmeira Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Public order Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bigwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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