Crime Rates at High Street, Seaford, BN25 1PL

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Seaford Central , and the 7th highest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (BN25 1PL) in the last 12 months was 433.8 per 1,000 residents and was 448.6% higher than the Seaford Central average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -68.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BN25 1PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broad Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.