Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wickhurst Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in North Portslade , and the 311th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wickhurst Road (BN41 2TE) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% higher than the North Portslade average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wickhurst Road (BN41 2TE), the main crime hotspot is near Stonery Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wickhurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonery Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Monarchs View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drove Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drove Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stonery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonery Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonery Road —
Apr 2026Public order Stonery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Downland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downland Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downland Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downland Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalky Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wickhurst Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcroft —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crossway Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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