Crime Rates at Wilbury Avenue, Hove, BN3 6HS

Wilbury Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Central Hove , and the 384th lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilbury Avenue (BN3 6HS) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the Central Hove average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilbury Avenue (BN3 6HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cromwell Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.