Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wendale Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Peacehaven North , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 327 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 Wendale Drive (BN10 8NX) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wendale Drive (BN10 8NX), the main crime hotspot is near Pelham Rise. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wendale Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Sparrows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pelham Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swannee Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linthouse Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swannee Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathdown Close —
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Data Sources

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