Total Crime Rate

90.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 90.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 65.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

The Highway area has the 27th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 290th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Highway (BN2 4GD) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% higher than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Highway (BN2 4GD), the main crime hotspot is near Ryelands Drive. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Highway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ryelands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Highway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Apr 2026Other crime The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorndean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wild Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wild Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wild Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Highway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Widdicombe Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Highway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Highway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Widdicombe Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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