Total Crime Rate

562.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 562.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 402.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Arundel Road Central area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Peacehaven North , and the 5th 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 Arundel Road Central (BN10 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 562.9 per 1,000 residents and was 620.2% higher than the Peacehaven North average (78.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 115 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 271.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arundel Road Central (BN10 8BJ), 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 Arundel Road Central area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorothy Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Rowe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balcombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Balcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Balcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balcombe Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorothy Avenue —
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 2025Other theft Jason Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Meridian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutton Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Horsham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsham Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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