Total Crime Rate
5.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Promenade area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Peacehaven East , and the 8th lowest 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 The Promenade (BN10 8ND) in the last 12 months was 5.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Promenade (BN10 8ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bramber Avenue, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramber Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bramber Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bramber Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aquarius Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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