Total Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 64.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Seaford Central , and the 112th highest 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 High Street (BN25 1PE) in the last 12 months was 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% lower than the Seaford Central average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BN25 1PE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Place Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mallett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dane Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pelham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Place Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guardswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Little Place Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Place Lane β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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