Total Crime Rate

125.5 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 125.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.4 1/10
  • Burglary 1.4 1/10
  • Drugs 1.4 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Firle Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Peacehaven East , and the 41st 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 Firle Road (BN10 8DD) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 114.3% higher than the Peacehaven East average (58.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 257.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firle Road (BN10 8DD), the main crime hotspot is near Trafalgar Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Firle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trafalgar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Trafalgar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Trafalgar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Trafalgar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons The Bricky Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Avenue North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dorothy Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cinquefoil Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons The Bricky Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons The Bricky Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skylark Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skylark Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swallow Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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