Crime Rate in Seaford South, ward

Seaford South has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Lewes district and the 3190th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 443rd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Seaford South in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% higher than the Lewes district average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Seaford South’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Seaford South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 93 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Southdown Road (20 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.