Crime Rates at High Street, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HS

High Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Rottingdean & West Saltdean , and the 219th lowest 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 High Street (BN2 7HS) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% lower than the Rottingdean & West Saltdean average (38.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BN2 7HS), the main crime hotspot is near West Street. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.