Total Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Phyllis Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Peacehaven North , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Phyllis Avenue (BN10 7PW) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% lower than the Peacehaven North average (72.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Phyllis Avenue (BN10 7PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rowe Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arundel Road West (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cavell Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lincoln Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lincoln Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowe Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoddern Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clayfields | — |
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