Total Crime Rate

140.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 140.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.2 10/10
  • Public order 27.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lake Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Peacehaven North , and the 30th 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 Lake Drive (BN10 7QD) in the last 12 months was 140.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% higher than the Peacehaven North average (78.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 161.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lake Drive (BN10 7QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meridian Way, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Balcombe Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lake Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balcombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meridian Way —
Sep 2025Robbery Meridian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Meridian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meridian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutton Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Balcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Firle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firle Road —
Sep 2025Public order Balcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balcombe Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Phyllis Avenue —
Sep 2025Robbery Meridian Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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