Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highdown area has the 29th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Eastbrook , and the 78th highest crime rate of 209 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 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower than the Eastbrook average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highdown (BN42 4QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillside, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monarchs View (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highdown area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Summersdeane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prince Charles Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgeway Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mile Oak Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Mile Oak Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lodge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Summersdeane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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