Total Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 64.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Seaview Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Peacehaven East , and the 101st highest crime rate of 326 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 Seaview Avenue (BN10 8PP) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% higher than the Peacehaven East average (56.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaview Avenue (BN10 8PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southdown Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Searle Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Seaview Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southdown Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Southdown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jay Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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