Total Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wolseley Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Portslade , and the 185th 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 1ST) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Wolseley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelldale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St Aubyn'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Locks Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurst Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs St Aubyn'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery St Aubyn'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Aubyn'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelldale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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