Crime Rate in Seaford East, ward

Seaford East has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Lewes district and the 2035th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 375th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Seaford East in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Lewes district average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Seaford East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 127 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Seaford East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Cinque Ports Way. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.