Total Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 15.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Highdown Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highdown Road (BN3 6EB) in the last 12 months was 15.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% lower than the Goldsmid average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highdown Road (BN3 6EB), the main crime hotspot is near Nizells Avenue. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highdown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windlesham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addison Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Colbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Highdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Chanctonbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chanctonbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Caburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Osmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs York Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windlesham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davigdor Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Davigdor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davigdor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davigdor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davigdor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nizells Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nizells Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nizells Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Port Hall Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Port Hall Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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