Total Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026South Coast Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs , and the 62nd lowest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around South Coast Road (BN10 7EP) in the last 12 months was 19.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ).
In the area around South Coast Road (BN10 7EP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lincoln Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lincoln Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Esplanade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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