Crime Rates at Highdown Road, Hove, BN3 6ED

Highdown Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 243rd 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 6ED) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highdown Road (BN3 6ED), 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.