Total Crime Rate

9.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 9.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ashington Gardens area has the lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Peacehaven East , and the 18th 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 Ashington Gardens (BN10 8UG) in the last 12 months was 9.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashington Gardens (BN10 8UG), 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 Ashington Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Searle Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Montreal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Central Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downland Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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