Crime Rates at Wilfrid Road, Hove, BN3 7FL

Wilfrid Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 126th 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 Wilfrid Road (BN3 7FL) in the last 12 months was 196.7 per 1,000 residents and was 111.4% higher than the Hangleton & Knoll average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 111.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilfrid Road (BN3 7FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Florence Avenue, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stapley Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.