Total Crime Rate

109.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 109.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • 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

Springfield Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs , and the 48th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Springfield Avenue (BN10 7AP) in the last 12 months was 109.3 per 1,000 residents and was 173.7% higher than the East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs average (39.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springfield Avenue (BN10 7AP), the main crime hotspot is near Broomfield Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Springfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grassmere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Coast Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grassmere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorham Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliff Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Springfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorham Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorham Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorham Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Coast Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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