Total Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 133.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Highdown Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Beach , and the 97th highest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

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 Highdown Drive (BN17 6HR) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 116.8% higher than the Beach average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 130.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highdown Drive (BN17 6HR), the main crime hotspot is near Highdown Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highdown Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Worthing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Highdown Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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