Total Crime Rate

252.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 252.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 173.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

South Coast Road area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Peacehaven East , and the 13th highest crime rate of 326 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 South Coast Road (BN10 8ER) in the last 12 months was 252.8 per 1,000 residents and was 346.5% higher than the Peacehaven East average (56.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Coast Road (BN10 8ER), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in South Coast Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Coast Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aquarius Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A259 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Damon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Piddinghoe Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Damon Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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