Total Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 3/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

South Coast Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Peacehaven North , and the 121st highest crime rate of 327 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 7PQ) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% lower than the Peacehaven North average (78.2 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Coast Road (BN10 7PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Coast Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Rowe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Malines Avenue South Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Phyllis Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cairo Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malines Avenue South Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Third Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cairo Avenue South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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