Total Crime Rate
48.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arundel Road West area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Peacehaven North , and the 141st highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Arundel Road West (BN10 7PY) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arundel Road West (BN10 7PY), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoddern Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowe Avenue | — |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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