Total Crime Rate

289.7 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 289.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.7 10/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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

Dorothy Avenue North area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Peacehaven North , and the 13th 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 Dorothy Avenue North (BN10 8DP) in the last 12 months was 289.7 per 1,000 residents and was 270.6% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 186.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorothy Avenue North (BN10 8DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meridian Way, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bramber Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dorothy Avenue North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meridian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rayford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Meridian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Meridian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Meridian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meridian Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Jason Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorothy Avenue North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cinquefoil Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dorothy Avenue North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firle Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Firle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Firle Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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