Crime Rates at Wolseley Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1SS

Wolseley Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Portslade , and the 203rd lowest crime rate of 815 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 Wolseley Road (BN41 1SS) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% lower than the North Portslade average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolseley Road (BN41 1SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Locks Crescent, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Aubyn'S Crescent (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.