Crime Rates at Highdown, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4QT

Highdown area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Eastbrook , and the 99th highest crime rate of 206 local areas in Adur .

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 Highdown (BN42 4QT) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% lower than the Eastbrook average (72.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highdown (BN42 4QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mile Oak Gardens, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ridgeway Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.