Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 52.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Cinque Foil area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Peacehaven East , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cinque Foil (BN10 8DZ) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cinque Foil (BN10 8DZ), 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 Cinque Foil area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skylark Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Trafalgar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bramber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cinquefoil Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Bricky Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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