Total Crime Rate

100.0 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ashmore Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Peacehaven North , and the 70th highest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashmore Close (BN10 8AQ) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashmore Close (BN10 8AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Pelham Rise. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashmore Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathdown Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pelham Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Sparrows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swannee Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swannee Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linthouse Close —
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Data Sources

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