Total Crime Rate

106.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pelham Rise area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Peacehaven North , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 326 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 Pelham Rise (BN10 8BD) in the last 12 months was 106.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pelham Rise (BN10 8BD), the main crime hotspot is near Trafalgar Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Pelham Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Martletts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coney Furlong Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swallow Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Trafalgar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Martletts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Bricky Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coney Furlong Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pelham Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cinquefoil Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skylark Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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