Total Crime Rate

75.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Highlands Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Hangleton & Knoll , and the 342nd highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highlands Road (BN41 2BN) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% lower than the Hangleton & Knoll average (79.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highlands Road (BN41 2BN), the main crime hotspot is near George Williams Mews. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Locks Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foredown Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foredown Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foredown Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lucerne Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime George Williams Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easthill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hayes Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Locks Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Williams Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Williams Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons George Williams Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order George Williams Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order George Williams Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order George Williams Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order George Williams Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Williams Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Williams Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Locks Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Williams Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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