Total Crime Rate

316.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 316.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 80.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Public order 41.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Seaford Central , and the 7th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (BN25 1PG) in the last 12 months was 316.9 per 1,000 residents and was 346.1% higher than the Seaford Central average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 109.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BN25 1PG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brooklyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooklyn Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooklyn Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Warwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Warwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crouch Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dane Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Clinton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crouch Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sutton Croft Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steyne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Station Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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