Total Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Montreal Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Peacehaven East , and the 94th highest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Montreal Close (BN10 8FG) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montreal Close (BN10 8FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montreal Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downland Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Montreal Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliff Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Searle Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westview Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sarnia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Montreal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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