Total Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 69.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 18th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Goldsmid , and the 360th highest 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 6EE) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highdown Road (BN3 6EE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 241 crimes here, including 42 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 (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davigdor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davigdor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melville Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Davigdor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davigdor Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Old Shoreham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary Caburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft Vernon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmid Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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