Total Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.6 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 120.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.4 1/10
  • Burglary 1.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.4 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Firle Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Peacehaven East , and the 40th highest crime rate of 326 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 Firle Road (BN10 8DD) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 111.9% higher than the Peacehaven East average (56.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 161.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firle Road (BN10 8DD), the main crime hotspot is near Dorothy Avenue North. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Firle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Martletts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Bricky Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bramber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skylark Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Trafalgar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cinquefoil Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Martletts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linnet Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swallow Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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