Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 110.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 36.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Swallows area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs , and the 57th highest crime rate of 327 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 The Swallows (BN10 7JW) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 165.2% higher than the East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs average (41.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Swallows (BN10 7JW), the main crime hotspot is near Canada Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Swallows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Canada Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathy Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tollgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Tollgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canada Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shannon Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carey Down Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Heathy Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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