Total Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wickhurst Rise area has the 9th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Portslade , and the 301st highest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wickhurst Rise (BN41 2WA) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wickhurst Rise (BN41 2WA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stonery Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stonery Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wickhurst Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wickhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillbank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonery Road —
Sep 2025Public order Hillbank Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chalky Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lodge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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